Acute Bilateral Traumatic Achilles Tendon Rupture - A Rare Presentation.

Cureus

Orthopaedics, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Published: July 2016

The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body, which is commonly ruptured in male athletes. Bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon is a rare condition with very few reported cases in the literature. It poses a challenge in management, and hence, we report a case with traumatic bilateral Achilles tendon rupture in a young male patient and its management. One side was treated conservatively as the rupture was partial and the other side, which had a complete tear, was operated. At nine months follow-up, the patient has had a satisfactory result and is now bearing full weight without any problems. We suggest this method of treatment to be worthwhile for this unusual entity.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999352PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.706DOI Listing

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