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Various procedures to reconstruct large defects have been described. We present a simple technique in which an autologous semitendinosus tendon graft is used to reconstruct defects larger than 5 cm in chronic Achilles tendon ruptures. The purpose of this study was to describe our operative technique and its functional outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Achilles ruptures of more than 6 weeks duration were considered for the study. We treated 35 patients (20 males, 15 females) with symptomatic chronic Achilles tendon ruptures. The mean age was 47.4 years (range, 30 to 59). The smallest defect that we had reconstructed was 5 cm, and the largest was 9 cm in length. The average follow-up duration was 30.7 months (range, 20 to 42). Postoperatively, the strength of gastrocsoleus was measured by manual muscle testing (MMT) in non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing positions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All operated patients showed satisfactory functional outcome, good soft tissue healing, and no reruptures. The preoperative weight-bearing MMT of 2\/5 improved to 4\/5 or 5\/5 postoperatively. In all patients, postoperative non-weight-bearing MMT was 5\/5. All patients returned to their prerupture daily activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present a technique that is simple, with low morbidity. We believe it is a valuable option especially when allografts are not available. It is inexpensive as suture anchors or tenodesis screws are not used. This can be a useful option if other tendons (flexor hallucis longus, peroneus brevis, etc) are not available for transfer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Level IV, retrospective case series.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1071100714531228","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,11]],"date-time":"2014-04-11T02:15:50Z","timestamp":1397182550000},"page":"699-705","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Semitendinosus Tendon Autograft for Reconstruction of Large Defects in Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"Sampat Shivajirao","family":"Dumbre Patil","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Department, Noble Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vaishali Sampat","family":"Dumbre Patil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Noble Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vikas Rajeshwarrao","family":"Basa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shri Prayag Dham Trust Charitable Hospital, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ajay Birappa","family":"Dombale","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shri Prayag Dham Trust Charitable Hospital, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-197557020-00019"},{"key":"bibr2-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-195638010-00011"},{"key":"bibr3-1071100714531228","first-page":"150","volume":"317","author":"Boyden EM","year":"1995","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"key":"bibr4-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.69B3.3294839"},{"issue":"1","key":"bibr5-1071100714531228","first-page":"50","volume":"106","author":"Christensen I","year":"1953","journal-title":"Acta Chir Scand"},{"key":"bibr6-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1308\/003588403766275088"},{"key":"bibr7-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/107110079401500912"},{"key":"bibr8-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005373-196903000-00007"},{"key":"bibr9-1071100714531228","first-page":"2355","volume-title":"Disorders of the Foot and Ankle","author":"Hansen ST","year":"1991","edition":"2"},{"key":"bibr10-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/107110078500600107"},{"key":"bibr11-1071100714531228","volume-title":"Daniels and Worthingham: Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination","author":"Hislop HJ","year":"2002","edition":"5"},{"key":"bibr12-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-197658070-00015"},{"key":"bibr13-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.84B3.11559"},{"key":"bibr14-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3113\/FAI.2007.1100"},{"key":"bibr15-1071100714531228","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Maffulli N, Ajis A. 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