Fluid may indicate an infection in the residual wound after surgery on the Achilles tendon
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old, very active male. My left Achilles tendon severed two years ago and was surgically repaired. I had an 8-inch incision that has totally healed, with the exception of one small area about the size of the lead of a pencil. It’s 3 inches above my heel. This small area would close up for a few days, then reopen with small amounts of off-white fluid oozing from the little hole.
A residual wound defect is quite concerning to me. The foreign material in the tendon is at a high risk for infection. It’s possible that there is an infection, which led to a fistula between the tendon. I definitely recommend going back to see the surgeon. They may want to do further testing to see if there is any evidence of an infection in the repaired tendon.
I researched online, and there doesn’t appear to be anything that can be done to correct it. Apparently, it doesn’t pose a serious problem. Am I correct that I should just live with it?Correct. The left and right halves of your abdominus rectus muscle are normally connected in the middle by tough fibrous tissue. Instead of them being held tightly together, in some people they are separated by a centimetre or two .
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