Incidence of Achilles tendon rupture: 25-year regional analysis with a focus on bilateral ruptures.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to fill the research gap regarding the incidence of Achilles tendon rupture (ATR), which is reportedly increasing, as there is a lack of data on the incidence of ATR and no data on bilateral ruptures in our region. We determined the incidence of complete ATR among 273,485 people during 1991 to 2015. In the study period, 524 patients (486 [92.75%] men and 38 [7.25%] women, average age 39.03±10.86 [range 20-83] years, = sex ratio 12.8:1) were treated for ATR in our study area. The average incidence was 7.77 per 100,000 person-years, with an increasing trend until 2008 and peak incidence of 11.33 per 100,000 person-years. Most injuries (67.04%) occurred while performing sports activities. In total, 7 (1.34%) patients (six men [1.23%] and one woman [2.63%]) experienced ruptures on bot

SUBMITTER: Cretnik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657533 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature