The Role of C-HAM in the Surgical Repair of Peroneal Tendons: An Infrared Thermography Model

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Patients who display a high surgical risk as determined by the investigative surgeon
• •2. Previous surgical repair of the peroneal tendon less than 2 years prior to surgery
• •3. Peroneus brevis tears in zone 3 or 4 that may hinder recovery in the investigator's opinion
• •4. Patients with allergy or history of drug reactions to Ciprofloxacin or Amphotericin B
• •5. Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding.
• •6. Patients who have had a clinically diagnosed autoimmune disease
• •7. Patients who are unwilling to restrict pre and postoperative anti-inflammatories with the exception of ecotrin 325 mg QD for DVT prophylaxis during the postoperative immobilization period
• •8. Patients with an active infection
• •9. Patients who have a medical history that would likely make the patient an unreliable research participant
• •10. Patients requiring surgical repair of the peroneus longus tendon