Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the results and prognosis of operative repair to acute rupture of achilles tend on associated sports injury. Materials and Methods: 21 cases were surgically treated and average follow-up period was 1 year and eight months. The forth decade was most common with $55\%$ and soccer was most common in sports with 5 cases. End-to-end suture of ruptured achilles tendon was performed, and paratendinous structure was wrapped sufficiently. Postoperatively. ankle was plantarflexed for 6 weeks with longleg cast. And then 2 weeks interval, short leg cast with equinous position was conversed to functional position. About 10 weeks after operation, ankle was recovered to right angle. Hooker scale was used to evaluate the results. Results: Compared to normal side, heel-floor distance of ruptures side was decreased 0.7 cm in average, and 0.8 cm was deceased after 20 times weight loaded dorsiflexion. Mid-calf circumference was deceased 0.3 cm, and active dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of ankle was decreased each 3 and 5degree. 16 cases showed ‘excellent’result and 5 cases showed ‘satisfactory’. There was no complication, such as re-rupture or infection at operation site. Conclusion: After end-to-end operative repair to achilles tendon, sufficient wrapping of paratendinous structure is efficient for healing and prevention of postoperative adhesion. And serial dorsiflex-ion cast change is considered to be a successful treatment for preventing residual equinus deformity.
목적: 스포츠와관련된급성아킬레스건파열의직접봉합및건외막피복술의결과및예후를평가하였다. 대상및방법: 1997년부터2001년까지수술후1년이상추시가능했던21예를대상으로하였다. 30대가$55\%$로가장많았으며축구후에생긴파열이5예로가장많았고, 양측이간격을두고파열된경우가2예로확인되었다. 수술은수상후1주이내에시행하였으며, 단단봉합술후주위건외막조직을충분히봉합하여혈액순환을최대한유지한상태로봉합부를피복하였다. 수술후슬관절을25도굴곡, 족관절은족저굴곡된상태로6주간장하지석고고정후2주간격으로단하지석고고정및족관절첨족을기능적위치로전환하여10주째90도족배굴곡상태로회복시켰다. 결과는Hooker의기준을이용하여수술후평균28개월에평가하였다. 결과: 환측이정상측에비해발뒤꿈치-지면거리가평균0.7cm 감소하였고, 20회체중부하족저굴곡후에는0.8 cm 감소하였으며, 하퇴둘레는0.3 cm 감소하였고, 능동적운동범위는족배굴곡과족저굴곡이각각3도와5도가감소하였다. 수술결과는1 6예에서우수, 5예에서양호를보였으며재파열이나상처부위괴사및감염의후유증은없었다. 결론: 아킬레스건파열의단단봉합술후주위건외막조직의충분한피복봉합은건의치유와수술후유착방지에, 그리고수술후주기적족관절족배교정은잔여첨족변형의예방에좋은치료방법이다