How long should Achilles tendon lengthening exercise before it can be stopped

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Sometimes because the ankle can't bend and move, it's usually because of Achilles tendon damage. Bring inconvenience to the normal life of patients, so you can choose Achilles tendon lengthening, let's talk about how long Achilles tendon lengthening exercise can not exercise.

How long should Achilles tendon lengthening exercise before it can be stopped

First, Achilles tendon lengthening is a common and effective soft tissue operation to correct plantar flexion deformity. In the early stage of pure plantar flexion, Achilles tendon lengthening alone can be used to correct congenital plantar flexion. The plantar aponeurosis should be cut first in plantar flexion. In children, Achilles tendon lengthening or other soft tissue surgery can be performed to correct plantar flexion deformity, and then the bracket can be used to maintain the correction position, so as to prevent the development of deformity and improve the function, so as to create favorable conditions for bone surgery in the future.

Second: pay attention to the toe blood supply, if there is any obstacle, the plaster should be removed immediately to reduce the degree of dorsiflexion. After recovery, it was corrected and fixed gradually. Stitches were removed 2 weeks after operation. The plaster should be fixed to 6 weeks after operation. Achilles tendon lengthening is a surgical method for the treatment of Achilles tendon diseases. For those who failed in non-surgical treatment, who were more than 6 months after birth or who were older without treatment, surgical treatment was needed.

Third, Achilles tendon lengthening should be performed in infants, Achilles tendon lengthening should be performed in infants over 3 years old, and posterior capsulotomy of ankle joint and subtalar joint should be performed in severe deformities. The plantar aponeurosis was cut off. The calcaneus starting point of flexor pollicis brevis and flexor digitorum brevis was cut off. All the soft tissue factors causing varus were cut off. The posterior tibial tendon was cut and lengthened in  type.

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Because Achilles tendon lengthening is specially used to repair the damaged Achilles tendon, if patients do not actively cooperate with rehabilitation training after surgery, it will have great side effects on healing. The patients must take rehabilitation exercise every day within two weeks after the operation, and the amount of exercise can be reduced when the condition improves.