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Fig. 1 —Diagram shows percutaneous surgical repair of Achilles tendon rupture. Six stab incisions, three on medial and three on lateral aspect of tendon, are placed at levels proximal and distal to rupture. Needles and sutures (dashed line) are passed so that sutures are pulled to firmly appose ruptured tendon ends. Contact between two ends of ruptured tendon is incomplete.