Achilles Rupture Treatments Compared
This list is for readers weighing care after an Achilles tendon rupture. It prints the fifth through ninth offices in our ranking of foot and ankle practices around Schaumburg, Illinois. Offices ranked above fifth or below ninth are not printed here.
Read before you call. Cleveland Clinic sets out the symptoms, treatment and recovery time of an Achilles tendon rupture. PubMed Central hosts a retrospective study of surgical outcomes in Achilles tendon rupture and a paper on physiotherapy-led conservative management of Achilles tendon rupture. It also hosts a comparison of Achilles tendon re-rupture with primary rupture. Those titles show the two broad routes, surgery and conservative care, that you will want each office to explain.
One score decides every place
The order starts at the best Google rating and works down. The treatment in the list title does not change that basis. Ankle & Foot Surgery, LLC sits below this window in eleventh place, and its position rests on a 4.7 rating across 88 reviews from its Google profile. The five offices printed here are Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates practices.
Fifth through ninth place
- Narendra R. Patel, DPM, Schaumburg
- Weil Foot & Ankle Institute, Schaumburg
- Faraz Haque, DPM, FACFAS, Schaumburg
- Midwest Foot and Ankle Clinics, Hoffman Estates
- Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists, Hoffman Estates
What to ask each office
Narendra R. Patel, DPM. The office holds a 4.9 rating across 305 reviews. A provider directory on ascension.org describes Narendra Patel, DPM, as a podiatric foot and ankle surgeon at Barrington Orthopedic Specialists in Schaumburg, board certified in foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery. Ask how the office decides between surgical and non-surgical care for a rupture.
Weil Foot & Ankle Institute. Reviewers give it a 4.9 rating across 276 reviews. Ask how quickly the office can see a suspected rupture and who would examine it.
Faraz Haque, DPM, FACFAS. This listing carries a 4.9 rating across 40 reviews. His entry in a provider directory on ascension.org names Faraz I. Haque, DPM, as a reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgeon. Ask what the office does to confirm a rupture before it recommends a route.
Midwest Foot and Ankle Clinics. Its score is a 4.9 rating across 34 reviews. Ask what recovery plan follows treatment and who supervises it.
Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists shows a 4.8 rating across 135 reviews, the lowest score of the five. Ask how many follow-up visits to expect and what each one checks.
When to ask for a sooner appointment
A suspected rupture is not a question for a ranking. Phone the office, describe exactly what happened and when, and ask whether it would see you sooner. If the answer is unclear or slow, call a second office the same day.
Weighing the five
The ratings here are close, so the score will not separate these offices. Patel and Haque each have a listed surgical role. The review pools differ a great deal, from the largest to the smallest. Choose the office that explains its route most clearly, and ask for that explanation in plain words before you agree to treatment.