Evaluation of Absorbable and Nonabsorbable Sutures for Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture With a Suture-Guiding Device

Kocaoğlu, Barış; Ülkü, Tekin Kerem; Gereli, Arel; Karahan, Mustafa; Türkmen, Metin

doi:10.1177/1071100714568868

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“…19 Kocaoglu et al evaluated absorbable and non-absorbable sutures for Achilles tendon repair with a suture-guiding device and they found similar functional results with both suture types but less suture reaction with absorbable sutures. 20 Similar to the literature, our results showed that this technique provides patients an early return to work, improved AOFAS and Thermann scores, with minimal risk of complications.…”

Section: Aktas and Kocaoglu Compared Clinical And Functional Results supporting

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A simple suture-guiding device for minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair

Obut¹,

Gültekin²,

Unal

et al. 2017

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

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For Achilles tendon ruptures, minimally invasive repair techniques have shown successful results with low complication rates. Besides their success, some suture-guiding devices bring extra costs for patients or health insurance. Minimally invasive techniques may be performed with devices without any extra cost. Our new suture-guiding device provides knot placement under paratenon like Achillon device to improve outcomes, provides early return to work and minimizes the complications. Finally, our suture-guiding device has no extra cost.

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Section: Aktas and Kocaoglu Compared Clinical And Functional Results supporting

confidence: 88%

A simple suture-guiding device for minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair

Obut¹,

Gültekin²,

Unal

et al. 2017

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

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“…In a prospective cohort study, Kocaoglu et al evaluated patients who underwent repair with the use of either number-2 braided nonabsorbable sutures or braided polyglactin absorbable sutures 28 . Similar outcomes were observed, leading the authors to recommend the use of absorbable sutures.…”

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What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Yeranosian

2016

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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“…There are studies which have reported that there is a greater rate of sural nerve damage in the open surgical repair techniques [12]. Although there are many treatment options for the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture, there are new techniques continuously described by various authors and satisfactory results have been reported [13][14][15][16][17]. However, in the current approaches, no treatment algorithm has yet been widely shown to have any superiority over other techniques.…”

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A novel suture technique in the percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon rupture (TANSEL TECHNIQUE)

Mutlu¹

2020

Ann Clin Anal Med

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Aim: The aim of this study was to present the clinical results of patients treated with a sliding, wrapping suture technique (Tansel technique) which provides rapid recovery with fewer wound site problems compared to open surgery techniques. Material and Method: A total of 34 patients were included in the study. Following the initial diagnosis made on physical examination, routine dynamic ultrasonography (USG) was applied for the determination of the rupture gap and tendon length. All the patients were evaluated in respect of the time from trauma to surgery, etiological causes, affected side, postoperative AOFAS (The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Score) and Tegner scores, cruris diameter, mean time to full weight-bearing, time of return to work, time to regain pretrauma activity level and complications. Results: The mean follow-up period was 27.7±16.8 months. According to clinical evaluations of the patients at the final follow-up examination, postoperative dorsiflexion angle and plantar flexion angle were determined as 16.3°±4.3°, 39.7°±7.1° respectively. While postoperative Tegner score was determined as 87.6±9, AOFAS score was found as 91.3±4.7. Postoperatively at sixth months, in the measurements of the cruris area diameter, 1.5±0.4 cm atrophy was detected. Of the defined major complications, tendon elongation was seen on USG in 1 (2.9%) patient. No re-rupture occurred in any patient. Discussion: Treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures with Tansel technique provides successful results such as resolving the problems of re-rupture and tendon elongation particularly in the postoperative tendon malacia stage. So, this technique was considered as an effective technique which could be used to resolve the disadvantages of minimally invasive percutaneous repair.

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Evaluation of Absorbable and Nonabsorbable Sutures for Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture With a Suture-Guiding Device

Abstract: Level II, prospective comparative study.

Cited by 41 publications

References 17 publications

A simple suture-guiding device for minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair

A simple suture-guiding device for minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair

What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery

A novel suture technique in the percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon rupture (TANSEL TECHNIQUE)

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