by Vince Vacketta, DPM My Gospel: Open debridement of diseased tendon, resection of the osseous deformity, and reanchoring of the Achilles with tendon transfer when needed. ​ The heterodoxy ​ More developing literature refutes the significance of the Achilles tendon and instead treats insertional disease as little more than “bump pain”: ​ Open vs. MIS repair: Minimally invasive tendon debridement and reinsertion achieves excellent outcomes comparable to open surgery, with les