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Advantages and Risks of Endoscopic Calcaneoplasty and Achilles Tendoscopy With Patient in Supine Position
| Advantages |
| More ergonomic hand motion for Achilles tendon debridement |
| Easier access to ventral surface of Achilles tendon |
| Better orientation of inside structures |
| Concomitant chondral lesions of ankle can be dealt with arthroscopically |
| Risks |
| Injury to sural nerve |
| Injury to calcaneal branch of tibial nerve |
| Injury to Achilles tendon insertion |
