Achilles Tendon Rupture
Conditions
Keywords
Achilles tendon rupture, treatment, elongation, operative treatment of achilles tendon rupture, conservative treatment of achilles tendon rupture
Brief summary
The intention is to compare prospectively operative and conservative early functional rehabilitation protocol in treatment of total achilles tendon rupture. To compare these treatments, the investigators use 1998 published Leppilahti-score, Rand-36 quality of life-questionnaire and MRI. The Leppilahti-score includes both subjective and objective items (pain, stiffness, subjective calf muscle weakness, footwear restrictions, active range of motion between ankles, subjective result, isokinetic calf muscle strength). The investigators also study MRI-imaging for both legs and compare including achilles tendon elongation and muscle volume correlations to Leppilahti-score results between these two treatments. Follow-up time is 18 months. Hypothesis is that operative treatment offers no benefit in comparison conservative treatment, with identical rehabilitation protocol.
Interventions
PROCEDUREEnd to end suturation by Krackow locking loop surgical technique with 2-Fiber-Wire suture
Operative treatment of achilles tendon rupture; End to end suturation by Krackow locking loop surgical technique with 2-Fiber-Wire suture and after operation identical protocol as conservative treatment.
OTHERConservative treatment of achilles tendon rupture
Conservative treatment of achilles tendon rupture; 1 week equinus-cast without bearing, and then 6 week Vacoped orthosis with different equinus degrees and full weight bearing.
Sponsors
University of Oulu
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18-65 years, Clinical diagnosis of total achilles tendon rupture, ultrasonography controlled tendon ends reposition when ankle is in equinus/ plantar flexion.
Exclusion criteria
* earlier achilles tendon disorders, corticosteroid injections in achilles tendon, fluorokinolol-antibiotics in 2 years earlier, systemic corticosteroid medication, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, more than 7 days old rupture, patient lives abroad or patient refused to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective and objective results in conservative and operative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture. | 18 months | Subjective results consists of Rand-36 questionnaire and part of Leppilahti-scores questionnaire. Objective results consists of calf muscle isokinetic strength measurements and MRI-findings. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complications in treatment of achilles tendon rupture. | 18 months | Complications are re-rupture and postoperative infection. |
| Achilles tendon MRI-findings in operative and conservative treatment of achilles tendon rupture. | 18 months | We study calf muscle volume, achilles tendon volume, fat degeneration and achilles tendon elongation. |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed