Annals of plastic surgery
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Annals of plastic surgery · Jan 2015
ReviewCombined Achilles tendon and soft tissue defects: functional outcomes of free tissue transfers and tendon vascularization.
Rupture of the Achilles tendon can be a debilitating event, affecting ankle stability and gait efficiency. When this rupture is combined with a large soft tissue defect, reconstruction of the tendon and free tissue transfer for wound resurfacing should be considered. ⋯ For combined free tissue transfer and Achilles tendon reconstruction, there seems to be no functional superiority in ankle range of motion or strength when vascularized tendon repairs were compared to avascular autograft and allograft methods.