Figure 1From: Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon Two skin incisions are made. The first incision is a 5 cm longitudinal incision, made 2 cm proximal and just medial to the palpable end of the residual tendon. The second incision is 3 cm long and is also longitudinal but is 2 cm distal and in the midline over the distal end of the tendon rupture.Back to article page