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Foot Pressure Mapping and Tendon Length After Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

NCT02760875 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2021-08-03

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Summary

Using a population of patients from another study, who was originally randomized to 2 different types of nonoperative treatment after an acute achilles tendon rupture, the length of the achilles tendon is examined using ultrasound, and foot pressure mapping is performed, 4-5 years after the 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

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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