A Tenex procedure for Achilles pain is much better than other types of surgery, but should not be your first choice of treatment. In this video, sports physio Maryke Louw explains the possible Tenex procedure complications as well as why Tenex is not a silver bullet for Achilles tendonitis.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:51 How surgery for Achilles tendonitis works
00:03:17 Tenex surgery side effects
00:05:58 What treatments to try before Tenex surgery
00:08:21 How we can help


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References:
Challoumas D, Clifford C, Kirwan P, et al. "How does surgery compare to sham surgery or physiotherapy as a treatment for tendinopathy? A systematic review of randomised trials." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2019;5:e000528.

Vajapey S, Ghenbot S, Baria MR, Magnussen RA, Vasileff WK. "Utility of Percutaneous Ultrasonic Tenotomy for Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review." Sports Health. 2021 MayJun;13(3):258264.

Fick, B., Stover, D. W., Chimenti, R. L., & Hall, M. M. (2021). "The safety of ultrasound guided tenotomy and debridement for upper and lower extremity tendinopathies: a retrospective study." The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 41(2), 82.

Hall, Mederic M., Stephanie A. Kliethermes, P. Troy Henning, Douglas F. Hoffman, Kenneth Mautner, Ezi Obunadike, Kentaro Onishi, Adam M. Pourcho, Jacob L. Sellon, and Ruth Chimenti. "ThreeMonth Complication Rate of UltrasoundGuided Soft Tissue Surgical Procedures Across Six Sports Medicine Clinics." Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 42, no. 11 (2023): 26292641.