How long was the recovery time for that?
________________________________ From: Richard Kratt <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; Lda Nscia <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 3:33:58 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Achilles cut I had a tendon release release done about 8 years ago on my left leg and it is still working great. My foot sits flat in the foot rest with no problem! Richard Kratt, 68, C3/4 19yr post "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." - Sam Ewing Be Kind. Please delete my email address before forwarding. Also, use BCC. Say "NO" to spammers! --- On Thu, 9/2/10, Lda Nscia <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Lda Nscia <[email protected]> >Subject: [QUAD-L] Achilles cut >To: [email protected] >Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 12:46 PM > > >for the past couple of years I have been getting sores on the balls of my >feet. >I have been told that because my feet have dropped they can no longer rests in >a >90° angle. The solution is to put a niche in my Achilles' tendon to stretch >out >the Achilles so my foot will be closer to a 90° angle which would spread the >pressure more evenly along the bottom of my foot. > >I was wondering if anyone had this done and if so, how did it work out? > >Glenn > >Louisiana Disability Alliance, NSCIA >P.O. Box 86632, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 >Ph: 225-436-4519 [email protected] >
