Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture Treated with Allograft: A Case Report.

In clinical practice, chronic Achilles tendon ruptures are uncommon. Usually, these lesions are discovered four to six weeks after injuries. More frequently, Achilles tendon ruptures are acute and treated with tendon sutures.1 Many surgical techniques are available to treat chronic lesions such as sutures or V-Y elongation with or without augments.2-3 Our case is about a chronic Achilles tendon rupture discovered two years after injury. Our patient came to our attention with a 6 cm tendon gap. We performed tendon repair with cadaver allograft. After four years of follow-up, our patient has a complete functional recovery and he can normally perform daily and working tasks without pain.

Percutaneous Hallux Valgus Correction: Modified Reverdin-Isham Osteotomy, Preliminary Results.

BACKGROUND: Hallux valgus (HV) is a metatarsophalangeal joint deformity that can be classified as mild, moderate, or severe. Treatment is recommended for pain or severe deformities. Recently, operative percutaneous correction techniques have been performed to treat mild deformities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective, single-surgeon, single-center study of 49 HV percutaneous correction using a modified Reverdin-Isham osteotomy was conducted. HV, intermetatarsal angle (IM), proximal articular set angles (PASA), and American foot and ankle functional score (AOFAS) were assessed pre- and postoperatively by a single operator. Statistical analysis was performed using a Wilcoxon rank test. Medium time of follow-up was 34 months. RESULTS: HV mean value decreased from a preoperative medium value of 35.18° to 14.3° postoperatively, IM mean value decreased from 15.5° to 8.7°, and PASA from 7.2° to 5.25°(p<0.001 for HV and IM, p<0.125 for PASA reduction). Postoperatively AOFAS medium score was 95. DISCUSSION: In our series, functional and clinical results of percutaneous osteotomy without osteosynthesis were comparable to other percutaneous and conventional techniques, both in clinical and radiological findings. High level of patient's satisfaction and improvement on pain-related symptoms are even better referred to traditional techniques. Modified Reverdin-Isham osteotomy technique differs from the others for translation of metatarsal head after osteotomy; we do not correct PASA angles, but we can obtain more HV and IM correction and include some severe HV. Our results suggest that translation of metatarsal head could give higher HV angle correction.

Peroneal Tubercle Hypertrophy: A Case Report.

The peroneal tubercle is an osseous prominence present on the calcaneus bone at the junction between the middle and the anterior third of its lateral surface. It is a bony septum which divides the tendons of the peroneus brevis and the peroneus longus and offers insertion to the inferior peroneal retinaculum. A hypertrophy of this prominence causes pain in the lateral and the posterior part of the foot while wearing shoes, rarely peroneal tenosynovitis can even cause it to break. In the following pages, we will describe a case of peroneal tubercle hypertrophy, visible even at clinical examination, in a 26-year-old male patient without apparent causes nor previous trauma.