Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Sep 1991

Achilles tendon rupture. A protocol for conservative management

RL Blake American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

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HJ Ferguson American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-81-9-486
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The authors discuss surgical versus conservative management of closed Achilles tendon ruptures. They favor a conservative approach in most cases and present arguments to support this preference. They present a protocol for conservative management of closed Achilles tendon ruptures, which has been developed at the Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco.

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