Stable surgical repair with accelerated rehabilitation versus nonsurgical treatment for acute achilles tendon ruptures: A randomized controlled study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2867-2876

  Olsson, Nicklas ^a   Silbernagel, Karin Grävare ^b   Eriksson, Bengt I ^a   Sansone, Mikael ^a   Brorsson, Annelie ^a   Nilsson Helander, Katarina ^c   Karlsson, Jón ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Kungsbacka Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score; ATRS; EQ 5D; FAOS; Foot and Ankle Outcome Score; functional evaluation; heel rise test; physical activity level; rerupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACHILLES TENDON TOTAL RUPTURE SCORE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQ-5D; FAOS; FEMALE; FOOT AND ANKLE OUTCOME SCORE; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; HEEL-RISE TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RERUPTURE; RUPTURE; SELF REPORT; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACHILLES TENDON TOTAL RUPTURE SCORE; ATRS; EQ-5D; FAOS; FOOT AND ANKLE OUTCOME SCORE; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; HEEL-RISE TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL; RERUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; SELF REPORT; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889052314     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513503282     Document Type: Article

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