The Association of Body Mass Index and Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) is a common injury with an estimated incidence of about 7 to 40 per 100,000 person-years. Identifying risk factors for ATR is an important step toward injury prevention. Modifiable factors, such as body mass index (BMI), are of particular interest because of the potential for intervention, and recent studies have shown mixed results for BMI as a risk factor for ATR. This case-control study aims to compare the BMI of patients diagnosed with a primary ATR to age and sex-matched controls diagnosed with an ankle sprain.

Methods

A retrospective chart review of 168 patients was performed, which included 56 patients with ATR age- and sex-matched with 112 ankle sprain controls. Demographics and BMI data were collected and compared across the

SUBMITTER: Elliott WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature