No difference in strength and clinical outcome between early and late repair after Achilles tendon rupture.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This retrospective study aimed to determine the patient-reported and functional outcome of patients with delayed presentation, who had received no treatment until 14 days following injury of Achilles tendon rupture repaired with minimally invasive surgery and were compared with a group of sex- and age-matched patients presenting acutely. Based on the outcomes following delayed presentation reported in the literature, it was hypothesized that outcomes would be inferior for self-reported outcome, tendon elongation, heel-rise performance, ability to return to play, and complication rates than for acutely managed patients.

Methods

Repair was performed through an incision large enough to permit mobilisation of the tendon ends, core suture repair consisting of a modified B

SUBMITTER: Carmont MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176605 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature