Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical efficiency of traditional and minimally invasive sutures for acute closed Achilles tendon rupture. [Methods] From May 2016 to November 2019, 64 patients (64 feet) underwent surgical repair for acute closed Achilles tendon rup- ture in our hospitals. According to the results of preoperative doctor-patient communication, 30 patients were treated with traditional open suture, while the other 34 patients had the tendon sutured by channel-assisted minimally invasive repair (CAMIR) . The perioperative, fol- low-up and imaging documents were compared between the two groups. [Results] The CAMIR group proved significantly superior to the traditional group regarding to operation time [ (56.40±4.21) min vs (78.24±8.75) min, P<0.05] , incision length [ (3.75±0.50) cm vs (12.90± 1.77) cm, P<0.05] and intraoperative blood loss [ (12.29±1.75)ml vs (24.5±2.92) ml, P<0.05] . The postoperative follow-up period lasted for (23.80±3.75) months on average. The VAS scores decreased significantly (P<0.05) , while the AOFAS and ATRS scores increased sig- nificantly in both groups at the latest follow-up compared with those before operation (P<0.05) . At the latest follow-up, the CAMIR group was significantly better than the traditional group in terms of VAS score [ (0.99±0.30) vs (1.34±0.28) , P<0.05] and AOFAS score [ (81.15± 3.28) vs (77.27±2.21) , P<0.05] , nevertheless there was no a statistically significant difference in ATRS scores between the two groups (P> 0.05) . [Conclusion] Compared with traditional open suture, the minimally invasive suture by using CAMIR has the advantages of less trau- ma and better postoperative functional recovery.