Design

Accelerate the Achilles tendon healing time (compared to 4-month recovery timeline from surgery)

• Patients will be immobilized and in need of wearing a cast for 6 to 12 weeks

• Long term rehabilitation

• Current surgery treatment is greatly time-consuming

Degradable (Artificial tendon must be able to degrade and allow native cells to regenerate)

• Current artificial tendons have poor biodegradability

• Secondary surgery may be needed to remove the implant

• Another surgery brings about another round of surgical risks.

• Include all the design criteria for the implant treatment

• Lower invasiveness compared to surgery approaches