How is a ruptured Achilles tendon treated?

  With the right treatment early after the injury, physical therapy and training arrangements, it is possible to resume regular training and original performance in the original sport, even for some gymnastic or martial arts movements that are the heaviest burden on the Achilles tendon. Chinese figure skating team mainstays Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue are the favorites to win gold at the Turin Winter Olympics. However, Zhao Hongbo was accidentally injured during a training session on August 5, 2005, causing a complete rupture of his left Achilles tendon, just a few short months before the 2006 Winter Olympics. Normally, it takes at least one year to recover from an Achilles tendon rupture. Zhao Hongbo was able to recover in a short period of time and go to the Winter Olympics in Turin on time, which is also inseparable from the comprehensive rehabilitation treatment.  1, non-surgical treatment: In the absence of conditions for surgery or local skin infection, not suitable for surgery, can be used long leg cast to fix the ankle in a natural plantar flexion position for 8 weeks, and then padded heel walking for 4 weeks, this method is very effective in the treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.  2.Surgical treatment: The surgical treatment of Achilles tendon is to suture the severed Achilles tendon and then perform tendon flap reinforcement. For old Achilles tendon rupture, if the defect is more, the tendon flap can be embedded in the broken tendon at the severed end, and the tendon flap is folded into a cord. In fresh open Achilles tendon rupture, early surgery should be performed to suture the Achilles tendon. If a closed Achilles tendon rupture is considered to be complete, it should be sutured in time, otherwise the upper end of the tendon will shrink upward due to the contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle and separate further from the lower end, causing difficulties in suturing.