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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 92-B, Issue 6 | Pages 885 - 887
1 Jun 2010
Parkar AAH Taylor M Patel N Ramakrishnan V

A child with traumatic laceration of the tendo Achillis developed secondary infection after primary repair. This resulted in the loss of 5 cm of the distal part of the tendon and overlying soft tissue. The patient was treated with a free skin flap to cover the wound and to control the infection leaving reconstruction for a second-stage procedure.

However, when he was assessed two years after the skin-flap, delayed reconstruction proved to be unnecessary since he had regained normal ankle function spontaneously and could demonstrate equal function in both tendons.