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  • Title: [Interwoven wire suture with fascia lata-plasty in the treatment of subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon--an obsolete method?].
    Author: Böttger T, Wacha H, Ungeheuer E.
    Journal: Aktuelle Traumatol; 1986 Dec; 16(6):226-9. PubMed ID: 2881434.
    Abstract:
    Lately there has been an increased incidence of rupture of the Achilles tendon following the general increase in mass sports. Surgery is the treatment of choice, and various methods are being described. We have been using the wire suture method with fascia lata plasty for more then twenty years. The rate of infection is 3.8% and that of rerupture 1.2%, figures that correspond to those stated for other surgical methods. Moreover, 87% of the patients were very satisfied with the result of the operation; they are fit for work without any restriction, and some of them even practise their sports activities as before. For this reason we consider that wire suturing with fascia lata plasty is by no means obsolete in the treatment of rupture of the Achilles tendon.
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