Healing of subcutaneous tendons: Influence of the mechanical environment at the suture line on the healing process

Figure 3 Drawing illustrates repair of the ruptured Achilles tendon. A: Thread of the reinforcement suture when it passes through the osseous tunnel in the calcaneus and by interweaving through the proximal stump of the Achilles tendon; B: Tendon stumps that were held together by Kessler’s suture; C: Final appearance of the reinforcement suture and the repaired Achilles tendon. Reprinted from [125] with permission from the Elsevier.