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  2. Achilles tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    The most common problem after non-surgical treatment is leg clots. The main problem after surgery is infection. [19] Certain rehabilitation techniques have shown similar re-rupture rates to surgery. [3] In centers without early range of motion rehabilitation available, surgery is preferred to decrease re-rupture rates. [20]

  3. Rotationplasty - Wikipedia

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    A portion of the leg removed; the ankle joint is then turned 180 degrees and is reattached to the thigh. They are held together by plates and screws until they have healed naturally. The surgery can take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours, with a day or two in intensive care. [7] The leg is kept in a cast for 6 to 12 weeks.

  4. Trimalleolar fracture - Wikipedia

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    Surgical repair using open reduction and internal fixation is generally required, and because there is no lateral restraint of the foot, the ankle cannot bear any weight while the bone knits. This typically takes six weeks in an otherwise healthy person, but can take as much as twelve weeks.

  5. Inside Cam Akers’ remarkable return from the most feared ...

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    Twelve weeks after surgery, the tension in his surgically repaired Achilles remained similar to his other one. After 16 weeks, the tendon’s elasticity had returned. By November, he was doing ...

  6. Ankle replacement - Wikipedia

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    Ankle replacement, or ankle arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the damaged articular surfaces of the human ankle joint with prosthetic components. This procedure is becoming the treatment of choice for patients requiring arthroplasty, replacing the conventional use of arthrodesis, i.e. fusion of the bones. The restoration of range ...

  7. File:Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Xray shown before surgery ...

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  8. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    foot dislocation through talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints with associated fractures, usually after ankle twisting.treated in a non weight bearing cast for 6–8 weeks: Chopart's fracture dislocation at Whonamedit? Clay shoveller's fracture: Clay shovellers: spinous process fracture of C6, C7 or T1: forced hyperflexion of neck "Clay ...

  9. Maisonneuve fracture - Wikipedia

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    It is also classified as a Type C ankle fracture according to the Danis-Weber classification system. [4] The Maisonneuve fracture is similar to the Galeazzi fracture in the sense that there is an important ligamentous disruption in association with the fracture. [5] The fracture is named after the surgeon Jules Germain François Maisonneuve. [6]