Comparison of sutures for the repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Registration Number
- KCT0006596
- Lead Sponsor
- Koera University Guro Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who required surgical repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture
Exclusion Criteria
(1) under 18 or over 65 years of age, (2) history of previous surgery at the Achilles tendon, (3) coexisting chronic Achilles tendinopathies (i.e. spontaneous rupture, previous quinolone therapy, steroid use, renal transplantation, diabetes, peripheral vascular, alcoholic and diabetic polyneuropathy),(4) bilateral Achilles tendon rupture, or other notable injuries around the ankle joint combined with tendon rupture, (5) receiving worker’s compensation, (6) underlying cognitive impairment that unable to following postoperative rehabilitation instructions or completing patient-reported outcome scores.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method EuroQoL Five Dimensional instrument score; Visual Analog Scale for pain;Isokinetic muscle strength of ankle plantarflexion