Surgical Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: An Open Surgeon's Crisis of Faith
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
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Zadik Osteotomy Research Continues to Emerge for Treatment of Haglund's Triad
For the operative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy with Haglund’s Impingement and Retrocalcaneal Bursitis, protracted...
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