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Achilles repair: home essentials

Plantarflexion boot + wedges. Do not stretch the tendon early.

Home essentials

  • Tall walking boot with heel wedges as prescribed
  • Crutches for NWB or protected WB phases
  • Spare wedges and written schedule for removing them
  • Cast/boot shower protection

Before surgery

  • Learn the wedge-reduction schedule. Do not skip ahead
  • Practice NWB if ordered; accidental dorsiflexion stresses the repair
  • Move essentials to avoid lunging or stairs early
  • Ask about DVT prevention unique to Achilles protocols

Remember

  • Sudden pop in the calf/heel with loss of push-off: call urgently
  • Do not stretch the Achilles or walk flat-footed early because it “feels tight”

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Kyle Macri, DPT, FAAOMPT and Steve Lucci, PT (30+ years combined experience). Patient education only; not medical advice.

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