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Standard Vs Delayed Loading for Surgically Repaired Achilles Tendon Ruptures

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July 2024

Standard Vs Delayed Loading for Surgically Repaired Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:73| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Tendon Elongation and Function After Delayed or Standard Loading of Surgically Repaired Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Am J Sports Med . 2024 Mar;52(4):1022-1031.

Contributing Authors:
R Hoeffner AS Agergaard RB Svensson C Cullum RK Mikkelsen L Konradsen M Krogsgaard M Boesen M Kjaer SP Magnusson

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Forty-eight patients with surgically repaired Achilles tendon ruptures were randomized to receive either standard loading (n=24) or delayed loading (n=24). The primary outcome of interest was the heel-rise height difference between the injured and uninjured sides at one year. Secondary outcomes included tendon length measured with MRI, muscle fascicle length and pennation angle of the gastrocnemiu...

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