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Originally Posted by Doodlebug
This is the first I have heard about a non surgical approach to a ruptured achilles.
How do they pull the two end of the tendon together without cutting into the skin?
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It's interesting...I have looked into this as well and it seems the tendon can connect without surgery. More and more medical evidence is showing that the no surgical treatment is almost if not as effective as surgical.
The risk of re-rupture seems to be slightly higher in those who do not have the surgery, but you avoid the complication that can arise from a surgical procedure.
If I were a professional athlete or was dead set on returning to the basketball court..I may have opted for surgery.
For the most part, it seems as though surgical recovery is slightly faster...maybe 2 weeks or so faster seems to be the norm. But then you have wound care...possible nerve damage...etc.