Residual functional problems after non-operative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture
Acute Achilles tendon rupture can be treated both surgically and by immobilization in plaster alone. We have used the latter approach, since it has been shown that results are almost equivalent, but with fewer complications. In both cases, patients are often immobilized for many weeks, although treatment which encourages movement has been used in operated cases. The physiology of tendon healing wo
