Midterm functional performance following open surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Various impairments such as soleus atrophy and consecutive functional deficits in end-range plantarflexion have been described in surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture. The aim of this study was to assess the functional performance at midterm following open surgical repair.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study includes n = 52 patients which were tested on average 3.5 ± 1.4 years postoperatively using three different functional performance tests and patient-reported outcome measures. Two different surgical techniques (anatomical repair = AR vs. conventional repair = CR) were compared in a subanalysis. The testing included isokinetic strength testing, a novel setup of heel-rise testing using a marker-based 3D motion analysis system and a gai

SUBMITTER: Wenning M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9217896 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature