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Post-Achilles tendon repair elongation unaffected by weightbearing protocol used after surgery
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Post-Achilles tendon repair elongation unaffected by weightbearing protocol used after surgery
Am J Sports Med. 2018 Aug;46(10):2492-2502. doi: 10.1177/0363546518781826
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M Kjaer M Krogsgaard C Holm SP Magnusson P Eliasson AS Agergaard C Couppé R Svensson R Hoeffner S Warming N Warming MH Jensen

75 patients following acute Achilles tendon rupture repair were randomized to one of three postoperative weightbearing protocols: restricted weightbearing to 7 weeks and no ankle mobilization exercises (LWB+IMMOB), restricted weightbearing to 7 weeks with ankle mobilization exercises (LWB+MOB), or complete weightbearing by 5 weeks with ankle mobilization exercises (EWB+MOB). Primary outcome was tendon elongation over 52-week follow-up. Over follow-up, no significant differences between either the LWB+IMMOB group, LWB+MOB group, and EWB+MOB group were observed in tendon elongation.

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OrthoEvidence. Post-Achilles tendon repair elongation unaffected by weightbearing protocol used after surgery. ACE Report. 2018;8(10):3. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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