Achilles Tendon Rupture Fracture Boot, Range of Motion, XELGO Technology, German designed (Medium)

If you have an Achilles injury, this is the boot for you. I ordered this boot. Got it really fast. It’s really comfortable. It looks complicated to put on but if you take your time, it’s really not when I got the boot. It was a game changer my personal opinion. It’s one of the best boots for an Achilles injury on the market.

wenn man diesen Schuh trägt, unbedingt für den gesunden Fuß einen Höhenausgleich (ca. 20 €) kaufen. Ansonsten ein super Produkt

I've been in this boot for a non-op Achiilles partial tear since May 2026. It looks a bit like something you'd see in a movie, and it was highly recommended by hundreds of people in an online Achilles injury support group. I can't say it's "comfortable." That would mean it feels like slippers or your favorite sneaks, which it doesn't, of course. However, with such an uncomfortable injury, it does ease some of that discomfort by holding your foot at the right angle for optimum tendon healing. It's not necessarily lightweight, but it probably doesn't weigh as much as a cast would (I didn't have a cast, so I'm guessing). It's pricey, yes, but so is your health and sanity, and so is being limited to crutches, so I have found being back on two feet extremely valuable. It fits well--I wear a size 6.5 to 7 womens shoe and ordered the size Small--and it is easy to walk in with the rocker sole. It provides excellent support for the foot and ankle because you can remove the air from the insert to make it hard like a cast around your leg. I would say it's definitely high quality and it's brilliantly engineered to allow the ability for a wearer to set the angle of the foot to different degrees, either fixed or to allow a range of motion from one degree to another (e.g. 30 degrees to 20 degrees). It is tall, so you will absolutely need to wear a shoe lift on the other foot. I got mine from EvenUp, the same folks I got this boot from. I wear a platform soled shoe in it and my hips are even. Walking unevenly will cause hip, back and neck problems almost immediately, so buy and wear the shoe lift. One issue I have with this product is that the inner plastic bladder that holds the air beads does not always stay intact. Mine has already busted open, and I've seen numerous videos of other wearers who have had the same problem. I was able to contact the seller (also EvenUp) and their fantastic customer service team has already overnighted me a replacement. It seems the manufacturer would do well to solve this issue, since it's apparently a consistent point of failure. Another issue I had at first with said inner bladder is that it stinks. I initially thought it was my foot. It absolutely reeked. Like I could smell my own foot when I was standing, and it's a ghastly forensics-worthy kind of stench. I discovered it wasn't the foot. It was the off gassing or the chemical odor of the plastic combined with a sweaty foot. It's an odor that will knock a buzzard off a s**twagon. It took me a while to figure this out, at which point I decided to clean off the plastic bladder with baby wipes every time I changed the fabric cover. Voila! Problem solved! I can now wear a liner for up to five days, whether or not I wash my foot every day, with or without a sock, without experiencing that disgusting, gag-inducing odor. So, folks, first thing you should do out of the box and every time you change the cover is clean the plastic bladder with baby wipes or a wet washcloth to reduce the plastic smell. You'll thank me! On the upside, this boot can be worn in water if you've been cleared to swim (just make sure you close the vaco-valve first!) and it floats. Be aware that chlorine can dry out plastic, so you may want to detach the sole before you jump into the water. I think mine got dried out because it started squeaking the day after I'd been in the pool with it on. It has abated some, but you can still hear me coming down the hallway. I suppose you could also shower with it uncovered, but I wear a boot cover in the shower because I don't want all the soap and shampoo in it. Other things to note: it will most likely hurt the bottom of your heel at some point, due to the angle of the boot and heel pad deterioration from not walking on the foot. I stuck a small gel heel pad between the boot and the liner, and that has helped some. Also, the lower non-rocker sole is very hard to wear and walk on. If you spend any time reading online discussions about this boot, everyone says the same thing, which is stick with the rocker sole even when you're at zero degrees in the boot. It doesn't hurt anything, as long as you continue to wear a shoe lift on the other leg. Lastly, this is an extremely stable boot. I have no worries about wobbling when I step up or down a curb or walk through my backyard with my dogs where we have a combination of grass, stone pavers, and gravel. My legs have always been stronger than my upper body, so it feels much more secure than navigating on crutches ever did. I highly recommend this boot for any type of foot, ankle, or leg stability requirement.

Rarely do I find it necessary to make reviews on pretty much anything. If I'm extremely happy with the product, I usually just move on and I'm happy with my purchase. But for an injury such a severe as this I figured I'd share my story about 40 days in now, I hope I can edit/update it when no more boot is needed. I fully ruptured my Achilles tendon June 4th, I did research on this boot pretty much two or three days into this injury after receiving the normal black air cast the hospital gives. I decided to make the purchase of this boot and received it about a week in. Now with this injury my foot was swollen the first few days pretty severe and obviously non-weightbearing. When I first received the boot I didn't really realize how much different it was, it almost Felt uncomfortable possibly because my foot was so swollen and when I vacuum sealed the liner it hit pressure points that just was not comfortable. After about 2 or 3 days I got used to that and my foot stopped swelling. So during the non-weight bearing phase it definitely felt more safe and secure which is extremely important to me with this injury, but outside of that (which is huge) because I was non-weight-bearing and unable to even put a little bit of weight on it didn't notice anything else. And if that's all it did was make my foot feel more protected worth the money for me. It does so much more than just feel more protective I believe the liner is incredible for it, I am in the partial weight bearing phase now, but before this I can only put 25 to 50% of weight on it and this boot is an absolute game changer without any doubt. From the giant rolling soul that you put on to the ankle adjustment movement which my protocol calls for starting in the locked position all the way up 30° and then the next two weeks dropping to 20°And then to 10° so on and so forth whatever your protocol calls for. This boot gives me so much confidence (do not overdo it I do not) and I believe just wearing it while my ankle can rotate whichever degrees you're set on is therapy in itself. I am extremely happy with this boot. I'll detail the short pros and cons, but the moral of this story I would 1,000% purchase this again or recommend anybody with this injury to buy this. I mean when I put the air cast boot on from the hospital it doesn't even feel like it does the same not even close, that being said there is a con to this vacoped. I still use the black aircast boot the hospital gave me to go in and out of the shower, and with my iwalk. Pros: feeling of security/comfort/safe in it. *It is more comfortable *Adjustment of the ankle degrees *Does not dirty my white duvet cover in my bed when I take the soul off *I believe it's therapeutic wearing it and just rolling your ankle in it in the beginning when you're allowed ankle movement partial weight *It is extremely well made (I am 6'3 225 lb *6'5 with boot and evenup 😆😅😂 I use things heavily lol) Cons: *Because of the nipple on the fabric liner that you squeeze air out of, it's located on the front of the shin. The only con that I can think of is that it does not pair well with my iwalk 3.0 (pegleg) because of that nipple being on the front of the shin. All that being said I'm glad I still have the black air cast for getting in and out of the shower (can totally do it with the vacoped but I like to use my iWalk for the showers). When I'm around the house doing cleaning or laundry or anything house related like this I wear the black aircast from the hospital paired with my iWalk 3.0. VacoPed is worth its weight in gold. Tomorrow is week 11 post injury non surgery. I have been rehabbing my foot myself currently I am out of the boot in the house and out of the house (very careful outside of the house). I bought a pair of Brooks running shoes because they have a very high heel toe drop.. Reiterating how effective the Vaco Ped is and has been I believe is important to share. And I keep it simple. It has been extremely effective and I just wore it yesterday or the day before when I had to leave the house for several hours. Didn't wear the entire time but it's my go-to boot when I need to. It's an absolute game changer for this injury and if you're on the fence about it Just buy it I believe there's some kind of return policy if you don't like it, if it's uncomfortable for the first couple of days trust me just stick with it loosen the straps if you need to a little bit it will pass that pain / uncomfortableness will pass. I hope my experience helps another in need. I still feel the same about the boot it's worth it's weight gold!

I tore my achilles for the second time and boy did I wish I got this the first time. Decided to pull the trigger after tearing it again and this was the best investment I ever made for myself. I’ll be honest, I hate heel wedges. The fact it’s adjustable to the angle is a game changer as I slowly get my foot back into normal position and weight bear. It’s comfortable. If something breaks you can purchase new parts or liners for this and not have to buy a whole new boot. It’s lightweight and durable. I love this thing!