- Improve ankle movement when it is limited by both calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus)
- Improve walking pattern (decrease toe walking)
- Improve positioning in a brace
Your child's surgeon will make a cut on the lower part of the calf.
The tendon is then divided so that it can be lengthened.
![Diagram of leg bones from the back, showing the Achilles tendon](/Orthopaedics-Site/PublishingImages/AchillesTendonZLengtheningorPercutaneousTendonLeng.JPG)
(Illustration by Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare)