A prospective, non-randomised, observational study to investigate the clinical and biomechanical outcomes and prevalence of reruptures after operative or nonoperative treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Open surgical repair of tendon rupture
Nonoperative treatment with lower leg orthosis and functional rehabilitation
Central Finland Hospital
Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
Rerupture rate
Rate rerupture of a healed tendon after the end of the intervention
Time frame: 1 year
Physical Activity Level
Patient activity 1 year after the rupture using the Tegner activity level scale which varies from 0 to 10. This scale that aims to provide a standardized method of grading work and sporting activities.
Time frame: 1 year
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) score
Patient activity 1 year after the rupture
Time frame: 1 year
Achilles tendon rupture score (ATRS)
Achilles tendon rupture score 1 year after the rupture
Time frame: 1 year
Functional Score
Leppilahti score measuring subjective and objective functional outcome 1 year after the rupture on a scale 0-100.
Time frame: 1 year
Foot inversion
Foot inversion angle in rest
Time frame: 1 year
Foot flexion-extension
Foot flexion-extension angle in rest
Time frame: 1 year
Heel-raise test
One leg heel-raise test while standing
Time frame: 1 year
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