Achilles Tendon Repair — Insertional Achilles Tendon Repair

UW Health Sports Medicine · UW Health Sports Rehabilitation & UW Health Sports Medicine Group

Weight-Bearing

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Key Restrictions

Avoid over-stressing repair (no large sagittal movements, no forceful PF in dorsiflexed position, no aggressive PROM, no impact activities); wean boot with heel lifts before transitioning to shoes

Timeline & Phases

Multiple phases; Phase III criteria: normal gait without boot, squat 30° KF, SLS 10 sec, ROM 0° DF to 40° PF; Phase IV: physician at 24 wks, rehab every 1-2 wks; Phase V: physician at 24 wks, rehab every 2-3 wks

Notes

Most protocol content is image-based and could not be extracted via PDF text parsing; insertional repair addresses tendon-bone junction pathology with suture anchor fixation; UW Health Sports Medicine, Madison WI

Surgeon / Author

UW Health Sports Rehabilitation & UW Health Sports Medicine Group