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Repairing a Re-Ruptured Achilles

Published on Thu Sep 05, 2024

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient who had ruptured their right Achilles tendon three years ago ruptured the tendon again. After a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast materials confirmed the extent of damage to the tendon and the spontaneous rupture’s location, the surgeon opts for surgery to repair the damage. The surgeon makes an incision over the back of [...]
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