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Treatment of Massive Defect in Achilles Tendon with Tendon Allograft: A Case Report
J Korean Foot Ankle Soc. 2015;19:114-117
Published online September 15, 2015
© 2015 Korean Foot and Ankle Society

Jung-Woo Lee, Myung-Jin Kim, Jae Hoon Ahn, Chu-Hwan Byun

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to: Jae Hoon Ahn
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, Korea
Tel: 82-2-2258-2837, Fax: 82-2-535-9834, E-mail: jahn@catholic.ac.kr
Received July 3, 2015; Revised July 11, 2015; Accepted July 24, 2015.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Deep infection of Achilles tendon is one of the serious complications that occur after open repair of the tendon. It sometimes leads to a
very large tendon defect during the course of treatment. We report on a case of massive defect in Achilles tendon, which was successfully treated with Achilles tendon allograft and flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer.
Keywords : Achilles tendon, Deep infection, Open repair, Achilles tendon allograft, Flexor hallucis longus


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