Abstract:Category: Arthroscopy, Sports, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Achilles tendon rupture treatment includes non-operative, minimally invasive, and open repair techniques. Clinical outcomes of a cohort of patients undergoing a percutaneous endoscopically assisted technique (PEAT) were compared to those of a cohort of non-operatively treated Achilles tendon ruptures. The PEAT repair technique described is a novel method which avoids a proximal lateral incision. We sought to determine clinical outcomes from a cohort u… Show more
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