The Efficacy of Posterior Fasciotomy Versus Inserted Vacuum Drainage in Reducing Postoperative Surgical Site Infection in Open Achilles Tendon Repair: A Prospective Cohort Study With Inverse Probability Treatment Weight Propensity Score Analysis.

Posterior crural fasciotomy (PF) may reduce postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) rate compared to inserted vacuum suction drainage (VD) in open Achilles tendon repair surgery. Thus, we aimed to compare the postoperative SSI rate between PF and VD in open Achilles's tendon repair surgery. A prospective, single-centered, nonrandomized controlled study of consecutive adult patients undergoing primary open Achilles tendon repair was performed at tertiary referral hospital between January 2017 and January 2020.