Surgical Strategy for the Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

Characteristics	Patients ()
Sex
Male	23
Female	6
Age (yr)	40.3 (19.2 to 71.5
Side
Right	13 (44.8%
Left	16 (55.2%
Reasons for chronic rupture
Neglected	12 (41.4%
Failed treatment	17 (58.6%
Time from injury to surgery (wk)	13 (4 to 104
Length of gap (mm)	56 (25 to 100
Follow-up (mo)	31 (13 to 68

The values are given as the number of patients, with the percentage in parentheses. The values are given as the mean, with the range in parentheses.