Subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old female with an absence of risk factors

Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly. In addition, the clinical results of an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly are disappointing. W...

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Published inOrthopedic Reviews Vol. 2; no. 1; p. e11
Main Authors Sonohata, Motoki, Okamoto, Tsutomu, Uchihashi, Kazuyoshi, Motooka, Tsutomu, Tanaka, Hirofumi, Kitajima, Masaru, Mawatari, Masaaki, Hotokebuchi, Takao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy PAGEPress Publications 20.03.2010
Open Medical Publishing
Subjects
Achilles tendon
Case Report
elderly
Risk factors
surgical treatment
Tendons
Achilles tendon
surgical treatment
elderly
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Summary:Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly. In addition, the clinical results of an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly are disappointing. We report here the case of a subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old, healthy female, who returned to her previous level of activity following surgical treatment. Additional case reports of other instances of successful treatment are needed to help establish the optimal treatment protocol for an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly.
Bibliography:Contributions: TO was in charge of the patient. KU contributed to the description of the histology finding; TM, HT, MK, MM, TH participated in the initial conceptualization and design of the intervention, and advised on most aspects of the study. All authors contributed to the drafting of this manuscript and approved the final version. This research was carried out at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University.
Conflict of interest: the authors report no conflicts of interest.
ISSN:2035-8164
2035-8237
2035-8164
DOI:10.4081/or.2010.e11