Response to the Letter: Re-rupture is not the only failure: tendon elongation and the 6-week nonoperative protocol for Achilles tendon rupture

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  • Ville Happonen Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-4071
  • Heikki Kröger Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46976

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Foot and ankle

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Happonen V, Koivisto A, Härkönen A, Kröger H. Nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture: is a 6-week versus 8-week protocol of nonoperative treatment adequate? A single-center cohort study from Finland. Acta Orthop 2026; 97: 722–6. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2026.46872

Spiezia F, Oliva F, Maffulli N. Re-rupture is not the only failure: tendon elongation and the 6-week nonoperative protocol for Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthop 2026; 97: 740-1. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2026.46973

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2026-10-19

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Happonen, V., & Kröger, H. (2026). Response to the Letter: Re-rupture is not the only failure: tendon elongation and the 6-week nonoperative protocol for Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica, 97, 742. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46976

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Vol. 97 (2026): Acta Orthopaedica

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