Surgical Management of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in the Young and Elderly Result in Similar Clinical Outcomes

Category: Other; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Insertional Achilles tendinitis (IAT) is a common cause of chronic posterior heel pain. Non-operative treatment has demonstrated evidence of success, with similar failure rates in both the young and the elderly. Surgical management can reproducibly improv...

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Main Authors: Huai M. Phen, Wesley J. Manz, Joel T. Greenshields, Danielle Mignemi ATC, Jason T. Bariteau MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00385