Incidence of postoperative wound infections after open tendo Achilles repairs

Endoscopy-Assisted Achilles Tendon Reconstruction With a Central Turndown Flap and Semitendinosus Augmentation

“…Another study reviewed 60 patients who underwent open tendoachilles repair at their institute and reported a 16.7% incidence of postoperative wound infections despite prophylactic antibiotic therapy. 42 One study comparing an open and a percutaneous repair reported a wound infection rate of 21%, while another similar study reported deep infection rate of 5.7%, both in open repairs, but 0% each for percutaneous repairs. 14,23 To counter the problem of wound complications, various minimally invasive techniques have been employed by authors.…”

Risk Factors for Complications after Primary Repair of Achilles Tendon Ruptures

“…A retrospective study of 60 operatively managed ATR patients by Marican et al found that 16.7% of patients suffered infectious complications [19].…”

ACFAS Clinical Consensus Statement: Acute Achilles Tendon Pathology

“…With regard to obesity, a retrospective review of patients treated both surgically and nonoperatively did not find an increased risk of deep vein thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism (21). However, a second retrospective study found that patients with body mass index (BMI) >30 were 2 times more likely to develop a wound infection after Achilles tendon repair then those with BMI <30 (22). Several additional studies found that obese patients displayed statistically significantly higher rates of wound complications, venous thromboembolism, and medical complications (23,24).…”