Spiked metallic washer and screw for reattachment of the Achilles tendon after repair of a distal rupture

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-53

  Janis, Leonard ^a   Massa, Eric ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Anchors; Spiked washers

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOTOME; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033959390     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(00)80064-2     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Fierro, N., Sallis, R. Achilles tendon rupture, is casting enough?. Post. Grad. Med. 98:145, 1995.
2. Lagerfren, C., Lindholm, A. Vascular distribution in the Achilles tendon: an agiographic and microangiographic study. Acta Chir Scand. 116:491, 1958.
3. Barry, B P. Traumatic disorders. In: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, vol. 3. pp. 1895-1938, edited by A. H Crenshaw, C. V. Mosby, St. Louis, 1992.
4. Hattrup, S., Johnson, K. A review of ruptures of the Achilles tendon. Foot Ankle 6:34, 1985.
5. Schuberth, J. Achilles tendon trauma, ch. 13. In: Foot and Ankle Trauma, 2nd ed., pp. 205-231, edited by B. Scurran, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1996
6. Arner, O., Lindholm, A., Orell, S.R. Histologic changes in subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon: a study of 74 cases. Acta Chir. Scand. 116:484, 1959.
7. Thompson, T. C., Doherty, J. H Spontaneous rupture of tendon of Achilles: a new diagnostic test. J. Trauma 2:126, 1962.
8. O'Brien, T. The needle test for complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. J. Bone Joint Surg. 66-A(7):1099-1101, 1984.
9. Bradley, J , Tibone, J. Percutaneous and open surgical repairs of Achilles tendon ruptures, a comparative study. Am. J. Sports Med. 18:188, 1990
10. Wills, C., Washburn, S., Caiozzo, V., Prietto, C. Achilles tendon rupture: a review of the literature comparing surgical versus nonsurgical treatment. Clin. Orthop. 207:156, 1986
11. Hasday, C., Greenfield, J., Hansen, L., Kaye, J. Achilles tendon rupture, a case report of percutaneous repair. J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc 77:596, 1987.
12. Hanna, J , Russell, D , Giacopelli, J Repair of distal tendo Achillis rupture with the use of the mitek anchor system. J. Am. Podiatr. Med Assoc. 83 663, 1993
13. Maniscalco, P., Bertone, C., Bonci, E., Donelli, L., Pagliantini, L. Titanium anchors for the repair of distal Achilles tendon ruptures: preliminary report of a new surgical technique. J. Foot Ankle Surg. 37:96, 1998.
14. Hurson, B., Sheehan, J. The use of spiked plastic washers in the repair of avulsed ligaments. Acta Orthop. Scand. 52:23, 1981.
15. O'Carroll, P., Hurson, J., Sheehan, J. A technique of medial ligament repair of the knee with cancellous screws and spiked washers. Injury 15:99, 1982
16. Robertson, D., Daniel, D., Biden, E. Soft tissue fixation to bone. Am. J. Sports Med. 14:398, 1986.
17. Steiner, M., Hecker, A., Brown, C. Anterior cruciate ligament graft fixation. Comparison of hamstring and patellar tendon grafts. Am. J. Sports Med. 22:240, 1994.
18. Muller, W. The Knee: Form, Function, and Ligament Reconstruction, p. 155, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1983.
19. Straight, C., France, P., Paulos, L., Rosenberg, T., Weiss, J. Soft tissue fixation to bone: a biomechanical analysis of spiked washers. Am. J. Sports Med. 22:339, 1994.
20. Beynnon, B., Meriam, C., Ryder, S., Fleming, B., Johnson, R. The effect of screw insertion torque on tendons fixed with spiked washers. Am. J. Sports Med. 26:536, 1998.