ABOUT twenty years ago, a new procedure for lengthening the Achilles tendon was first employed. It is known as triple hemisection. Dr. Michael Hoke, who is believed to have been the first to use this simplified technic, did not publish his results. And yet, according to White,† "lengthening the heel cord is the commonest single operative procedure in the repertoire of most orthopedic surgeons, and the reporting of any simplification of the technique seems justified...."Our purpose in describing this operation is to reemphasize its simplicity. Excellent results have been obtained without the necessity of using the so-called "open tenoplastic . . .
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HATT et al. (1947) studied this question.