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Acute Ultrasonography Investigation to Predict Reruptures and Outcomes in Patients With an Achilles Tendon Rupture
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- Westin, Olof (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics
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- Nilsson-Helander, Katarina, 1957 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics
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- Grävare Silbernagel, Karin, 1965 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics
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- Möller, Michael, 1957 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics
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Kälebo, Peter (author)
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- Karlsson, Jón, 1953 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics
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- 2016-10-14
- 2016
- English.
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In: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. - : SAGE Publications. - 2325-9671. ; 4:10
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- Background: The optimal treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures is still an ongoing debate. Acute ultrasonography (US) investigation to measure the diastasis between the tendon ends has previously been used to classify acute Achilles tendon ruptures; however, no study has used US to predict reruptures and functional outcomes. Purpose: To investigate whether acute US can be used to predict the risk of reruptures and outcomes after treatment of an acute Achilles tendon rupture. Methods: Forty-five patients (37 men, 8 women) with amean age of 39 +/- 9.2 years (range, 23-59 years) from a cohort of 97 patients participating in a randomized controlled study comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatment were included. US was performed within 72 hours from the index injury. Diastasis between the tendon ends was documented. Reruptures were documented, and the patients' functional outcomes were measured 12 months after injury. Results: Patients with a diastasis of >10 mm treated nonsurgically had a higher degree of rerupture. In the nonsurgically treated group, 3 of 4 patients with a diastasis of >10 mm suffered from rerupture (P < .001). Moreover, in the nonsurgical group, there was significantly worse outcomes in patients with a diastasis of >5 mm in terms of patient-reported outcomes using the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) (P = .004) and heel-rise height at 12 months (P = .048) compared with the group with a lesser degree of tendon separation. Conclusion: US may be a useful tool to predict the risk of rerupture and greater degree of functional deficit. It may be an important measure in a clinical treatment algorithm for deciding whether a patient will benefit from surgical intervention after an acute Achilles tendon rupture.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Ortopedi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Orthopaedics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- ultrasonography
- Achilles tendon rupture
- rerupture
- diastasis
- repair
- metaanalysis
- Sport Sciences
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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