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Medium Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment After Achilles Tendon Rupture.

NCT02760784 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2017-08-10

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Summary

A total of 56 patients completed a previous study regarding non-operative treatment for acute achilles tendon rupture. This study consists of an additional follow up after 4-5 years depending on original date of injury.

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendon Rupture

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Early weight bearing

The intervention implies that the selected patients, will be allowed to bear weight on the injured leg form day 1 while wearing the orthosis, in contrast to the control group, who must wait 6 weaks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeannette Penny, MD, PhD · Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre

  • Rasmus Kastoft, Stud. Med. · Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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