Comparison of outcomes between minimally invasive percutaneous bunnell suture and traditional open modified Kessler technique for acute closed achilles tendon rupture: A single-center cohort study

• Zihang Zhao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zihang Zhao, Xiang Zhang

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Xiang Zhang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zihang Zhao, Xiang Zhang

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Xi Hou,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Zihan Liu,

  Roles Data curation, Visualization

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Zhiyong Hou ,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Engineering Research Center of Orthopedic Minimally Invasive Intelligent Equipment, Ministry of Education, Shijiazhuang, China, Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Key Laboratory of Precise Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Soft Tissue Injury of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Lianxin Song ,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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• Ruipeng Zhang

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: 38900330@hebmu.edu.cn

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1702-8988

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