Outcomes of Operative Management of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in the Young vs Elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is a common cause of chronic posterior heel pain. Surgical intervention reproducibly improves patients' pain and functional status. We hypothesized that patients older than 60 years would have similar improvements in pain and function and low rates of complications after surgery for IAT when compared to a younger cohort.

Methods

Retrospective review of adult case series in patients undergoing surgical management of IAT. Patients were stratified into those 60 years and younger and those older than 60 years. Patients with prior or concomitant surgical procedures and revisions were excluded. Visual analog scale (VAS), Short Form-36 Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary (SF-36 PCS/MCS) scores, wound infection,

SUBMITTER: Phen HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564938 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature