All Those Worms

Dating back to the time of Homer, man has been intrigued by tendons. Achilles, the most popular and well known of the lot, has been a hot topic of debate for years. Treatment of acute to chronic issues, nonop versus surgical care, open versus percutaneous, the use of adjunctive treatments or not, and so much more have been argued. Many countries are not afforded the luxury of fancy tools that allow surgeons to help our patients. In this issue, we touch on the current state of many of these topics and have authors who discuss their implant-free methods of handling these issues in their own country.

Source: Foot and Ankle Clinics - October 25, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Selene G. Parekh Tags: Preface Source Type: research