Achilles tendon ruptures operated on under local anesthesia: Retrospective study of 81 nonhospitalized patients

Dan Sejberg; Lisbeth B. Hansen; Soren Dalsgaard

doi:10.3109/17453679008993580

Achilles tendon ruptures operated on under local anesthesia: Retrospective study of 81 nonhospitalized patients

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Dan Sejberg
Lisbeth B. Hansen
Soren Dalsgaard

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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679008993580

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During a 6-year period, 97 patients with an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon were operated on under local anesthesia as outpatients. At follow-up, 5/81 patients had some discomfort. A rerupture occurred in 3 patients shortly after commencing weight bearing and after substantial traumas. We conclude that there is no need to hospitalize patients with an Achilles tendon rupture.

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1990-01-01

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Sejberg, D., Hansen, L. B., & Dalsgaard, S. (1990). Achilles tendon ruptures operated on under local anesthesia: Retrospective study of 81 nonhospitalized patients. Acta Orthopaedica, 61(6), 549–550. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679008993580

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Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 61, Issue 6 (1990)

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