Hardik Kumar Pawar
Department of Biology, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, IranPublications
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Case Report
Successful Treatment of Chronic Rupture of Achilles Tendon Caused by Repeated Corticosteroid Injections and Haglund's Deformity: A Case Report
Author(s): Hardik Kumar Pawar*
A chronic Achilles tendon rupture is a tendon rupture which is more than 4–6 weeks after a traumatic injury or any other pathological conditions like repeated corticosteroid injections, Haglund’s deformity or due to osteophyte or bone spur), can cause chronic inflammation and degeneration of the Achilles tendon, eventually leading to rupture. This presents a challenge for surgeons who provide tendon repair procedures. We present a 47 -year-old man who had difficulty moving her left leg and had a deformity on the left leg compared to her right leg and pain starting 1 months .patient is worker in company And he didn’t have any significant injury. There was a 2 centimeter gap near tendoachilis insertion with a positive Thompson test. The Haglund’s deformity on the left calcaneus was visible on the ankle X-ray. The patient had a chronic total rupture of the left Ac.. Read More»