How Do I Treat a Pulled Achilles Tendon?

1. After trauma, there are wounds at the Achilles tendon, depression at the break, loss of plantar flexion.

Achilles tendon injury

Achilles tendon injuries, mostly open injuries, and occasionally closed injuries. Open injury, improper treatment or improper treatment will cause infection, Achilles tendon infection, treatment is very difficult, will seriously affect joint function.

1. After trauma, there are wounds at the Achilles tendon, depression at the break, loss of plantar flexion.

2. Closed injury, the Achilles tendon integrity disappeared, tenderness, loss of plantar flexion function.

Diagnose based on

1. Have a significant history of trauma.

2. Trauma wounds,

Achilles tendon injury treatment principles

1. Regardless of open or closed injuries, early surgical treatment should be sought.

2. Old injuries, Achilles tendon reconstruction.

Achilles tendon injury medication principles

1. General patients are treated symptomatically and surgically. Antibiotics are used to prevent infection after surgery. The drug can be discontinued after three days without infection.

2. After external fixation, use Shujin Decoction for external washing, physical therapy, etc. to help functional recovery.