Conservative treatment of chronic Achilles disruption: a case report

Authors

  • Manuel González-Murillo Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España
  • Ángeles Rodrigo-Alonso Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España
  • Héctor Figueiredo-González Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España
  • Ángel María Salgado-Rodríguez Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España
  • Sergio Mario Mota-Blanco Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2016.02.002

Keywords:

rupture, chronic, Achilles, conservative

Abstract

We report a case of a 64 years old-female patient with ruptured left Achilles tendon within 2 months of evolution that has gone unnoticed. By the application of a conservative treatment recovered complete and symmetrical functionality in 5 months after the injury.
Evidence level IV.

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Author Biographies

Manuel González-Murillo, Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.

Ángeles Rodrigo-Alonso, Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.

Héctor Figueiredo-González, Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.

Ángel María Salgado-Rodríguez, Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.

Sergio Mario Mota-Blanco, Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid, España

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.

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Published

2016-03-19

How to Cite

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González-Murillo M, Rodrigo-Alonso Ángeles, Figueiredo-González H, Salgado-Rodríguez Ángel M, Mota-Blanco SM. Conservative treatment of chronic Achilles disruption: a case report. Rev. Colomb. Ortop. Traumatol. [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 19 [cited 2025 May 23];29(3):117-20. Available from: https://revistasccotorg.biteca.online/index.php/rccot/article/view/422

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2015)

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Case report

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