Evidence about the Integra LifeSciences Achillon Achilles Tendon Suture System | Which Medical Device
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This meta-analysis of data from 800 patients in clinical trials concluded that open operative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures significantly reduces the risk of rerupture compared with nonoperative treatment, but operative treatment is associated with a significantly higher risk of other complications.
Operative risks may be reduced by performing surgery percutaneously. Postoperative splinting with use of a functional brace reduces the overall complication rate.
Credits: The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
This study demonstrated the potential risk for sural nerve injury using the Achillon device.
Credits: Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print]
Good results in a series of 15 patients.
Credits: PubMed: J Surg Orthop Adv. 2013 Spring;22(1):23-9.
Credits: PubMed: Foot Ankle Surg. 2013 Mar;19(1):e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2012.11.007. Epub 2012 Dec 21.
Similar biomechanical results from the Achillon and a modified percutaneous repair.
Credits: PubMed: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Jul;20(7):1392-7. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1868-3. Epub 2012 Jan 7.
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