Operative treatment versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare re-rupture rate, complication rate, and functional outcome after operative versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures; to compare re-rupture rate after early and late full weight bearing; to evaluate re-rupture rate after functional rehabilitation with early range of motion; and to compare effect estimates from randomised controlled trials and observational studies.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed/Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, and CINAHL databases were last searched on 25 April 2018 for studies comparing operative versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures.

Study selection criteria

Randomised controlled trials and observational studies reporting on comparison of operative versus non

SUBMITTER: Ochen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322065 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature