Chronic Achilles tendon rupture: a novel modification of surgical technique described by El Shewy.

Background: Chronic Achilles tendon rupture is commonly defined as a rupture presenting 6 weeks after the time of injury and operative management is recommended. This research aims to describe a novel modified surgical technique in the repair of chronic Achilles tendon rupture and to report the result of this technique.

Methods: This is a retrospective study performed between January 2007 and January 2017, and a novel modification of El Shewy et al.