Not very often that you see an athlete rupture his/her achilles tendon and have it on video, including the pop sound and the fall thereafter. 29 year old UFC fighter Jason Saggo did just that recently and has the video to prove it. Enjoy or squirm depending on your character/state of mind/personality:
Five month after he re-ruptured his surgically repaired achilles tendon, DeAngelo Hall seems to have completely recovered. On Twitter, he posted photos of himself doing a backflip!
Had my 5 month checkup & the Dr said my achilles is stronger than ever! So I celebrated by doing back flip! I’m back! pic.twitter.com/iLieyCsr4T
— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 14, 2015
Surgeons at the Ohio State University just published a study in which they outline a “modified giftbox” surgical technique for achilles tendon rupture repair. Inventor of the procedure Dr. Timothy Miller thinks that this technique could become the gold standard for surgical repair of achilles tendon ruptures.
In existing techniques, the sutures that are used to repair the torn achilles are knotted together at the tear site. This can interfere with healing. Dr. Miller’s new technique entails moving the knots away from the injury site.
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