I snapped mine last week playing basketball, It has separated by about 5 millimeters at 45 degree and about a centimeter at 90 degrees.

I asked for surgery after having researched treatments online and I was refused on the basis that 5 mil or less is treated by non surgical means,

I was a bit miffed by this as I am very active person and wanted the option that had the lowest re-rupture rate. (Although their is some debate about the actual statistics as a lot of past studies used inappropriate sample groups.)

I am stuck in a cast for at least 6 weeks with one change and I have been told that if the tendon is not fusing properly then I will have surgery which annoyed me further as I may as well just have it now!

One thing I did do was to rent a wheel chair so that I could keep my leg up and static to try to aid the repair rather than hopping around and possibly making the separation worse.

Should I have been offered the surgery? I am 29 yo man and as I said very active.