Nonoperative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is difficult to manage, and there is no definite consensus on which nonoperative treatment is superior over the others. We aim to provide a clear summary of the best available evidence for nonoperative treatment specific to insertional Achilles tendinopathy.

Methods

Literatures were searched in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases from inception to October 2020. The results were evaluated independently by two reviewers and assessed against the inclusion/exclusion criteria. All included articles were assessed for methodological quality, and study characteristics were extracted.

Results

Twenty-three studies (containing 35 groups) were eligible for the final review. The treatments included eccentric training, extracorp

SUBMITTER: Zhi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8008511 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature