Fig 6.

Posterior aspect of patient’s left heel cord showing repair reinforced with tension suture. (A) No. 5 nonabsorbable suture was passed through a 2.5-mm transverse calcaneal drill tunnel. (B) Another no. 5 nonabsorbable suture was braided peripherally around the tendon in a Krakow stitch configuration starting from near the tendon insertion and extending 3 cm proximal to the repair site. (C) Each of the calcaneal suture free ends was securely tied to 1 of the 2 suture ends of the tendon Krakow stitch placing knots on the sides of the calcaneal drill hone.