Outcomes and Complications of Open versus Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession:A Prospective Randomized Control Trial

Outcomes and Complications of Open versus Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession : A prospective Randomized Control Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20180220005

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-20

Start date

2016-01-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Gastrocnemius contracture Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession Gastrocnemius contracture Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession

Interventions

Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession has been propose as a minimal invasive technique for the treatment of gastrocnemius contracture we report safety and efficacy of the treatment,Open surgery is stan

there are many techniques such as vulpius &#44

strayer procedure . But there are many complications from open technique such as Scar &#44

wound infection &#44

Sural nerve injury &#44

cosmesis

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery

Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession,Open gastrocnemius recession

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than 18 years old 2. Conservative treatment more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous gastrocnemius recession Conservative less than 6 months Previous foot and ankle infection Bony impingement

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional outcomeof foot [FAAM] preoperative / post operative 3 mo / 6mo / 12 mo. 2016-2019 FAAM score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications , VAS , SF-36 , time to return activity , SF-36 preoperative / post operative 3 mo / 6mo / 12 mo. 2016-2019 SF36 , VAS	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNattawat Srichandraphan

Phramongkutklao hospital

ham_nattawat@hotmail.com0844017608

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026