CLINICAL STUDY TO ANALYSE THE CAUSES & FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF VARIOUS PROCEDURES TO TREAT TENDO-ACHILLES INJURIES

Dr. K.JAHIR HUSSAIN; Dr. V.S.VALARMATHY; Prof.G.Karthikeyan

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

CLINICAL STUDY TO ANALYSE THE CAUSES & FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF VARIOUS PROCEDURES TO TREAT TENDO-ACHILLES INJURIES

Dr. K. Jahir Hussain, Dr. V. S. Valarmathy, Prof. G. Karthikeyan

Abstract :

The achilles tendon plays a crucial role in the bipedal human beings. Injury to achilles tendon causes great difficulty in walking and running. This study aims to present the various causes , various treatment modalities and the functional outcome of tendo Achilles injuries. This is a retrospective study of 25 patients of with Tendo Achilles injury who presented at our department between July 2015 to December 2018.Patient age , cause of Tendo Achilles injury associated skin and soft tissue defect, tendon defect, various modalities of treatment and functional outcome were reviewed. A total of 23 men and two women with a mean follow up period of 6months to 15months were included. The most common cause of tendo Achilles injury was due to slipping of foot in an Indian closet .