Tratamiento quirúrgico de las rupturas del tendón de Aquiles

Resumen

La incidencia de este tipo de lesión, íntimamente asociada a los deportes con bruscas aceleraciones y deceleraciones está aumentando en los últimos tiempos. Presentamos un estudio retrospectivo de 29 pacientes con ruptura del tendón de Aquiles tratados quirúrgicamente; 24 fueron varones, 5 mujeres, con una edad media de 39 años y un seguimiento medio de 7,2 años. Dentro de los factores predisponentes destacan la práctica esporádica de deportes como fútbol-sala y tenis. Hemos encontrado un 86% de resultados favorables y una tasa de complicaciones de 17,2%. Un alto porcentaje de nuestros casos retomaron su práctica deportiva.

Abstract

The incidence of this injury has been more common in the recent years and it was associated to sports activities. We report a retrospective study with the results after surgical treatment of 29 ruptures of the Achilles tendon; 24 were males and 5 females with mean age of 39 years old and a mean postopera tive follow up of 7,2 years The predispose factors in our study were recreational sports activities like five to five football and tennis. We have encountered good functional results after surgery in 86% of cases and the rate of complications was 17,2%. There was high rate to return sports activities in our patients.