Surgical Series: Achilles Tendon Repair with Drs. Justin and Brandon Haghverdian - 233

In this episode we asked Drs. Justin and Brandon Haghverdian about surgical and non-surgical management of Achilles tendon rupture, the role ATs play in the care of an Achilles tendon repair, and return to play criteria post-achilles tendon repair.Timestamps(8:40) Who would be a good fit for non-operative treatment for Achilles tendon rupture?(11:48) Typical recovery timeline for Achilles repair(14:55) Surgical techniques to repair the Achilles tendon(18:21) How does a history of Achilles tendonopathy affect the repair of the tendon?(21:14) Patient education prior to surgery(24:15) How can an AT prepare their patient for Achilles repair?(26:24) Immobilization techniques(27:55) How quickly should surgery be done?(29:20) What should patients avoid during rehabilitation?(31:27) What should ATs focus on during rehabilitation?(35:16) How does re-rupture change future management?(36:44) Tendon augmentation techniques(42:45) Return to Play CriteriaAction Item: What advice would you give an AT that is rehabilitating an achilles repair for the first time?--AT CORNER FACEBOOK GROUP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/atcornerpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, Website, YouTube, and other links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠atcornerds.wixsite.com/home/links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EMAIL US: [email protected] on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medbridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use code ATCORNER to get $101 off your subscriptionWant to host a podcast like ours? Use our link to sign up for Zencastr, the service we use to record our interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=atcorner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Jahzzar (betterwithmusic.com) CC BY-SA---Sandy & Randy