Table 3 Results of 12-month postinjury evaluation
From: Treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture – a multicentre, non-inferiority analysis
Outcome | Total (n = 422) | Surgical treatment (n = 363) | Non-surgical treatment (n = 59) | p-value | Difference between groups Mean (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achilles Tendon Rupture Score | 81.5 (18.6) 87.0 (0.0; 100.0) n = 399 | 81.5 (18.2) 87.0 (0.0; 100.0) n = 340 | 81.7 (21.4) 91.0 (2.0; 100.0) n = 59 | 0.36 | −0.253 (−5.673; 5.785) |
LSI – maximum height | 80.7 (15.3) 81.1 (28.0; 139.3) n = 397 | 80.9 (15.5) 81.3 (33.6; 139.3) n = 338 | 79.5 (14.4) 79.6 (28.0; 105.0) n = 59 | 0.81 | 1.43 (−2.43; 5.59) |
LSI – total work | 73.3 (25.3) 73.2 (7.0; 288.0) n = 396 | 73.4 (26.4) 73.1 (7.0; 288.0) n = 337 | 72.7 (18.2) 75.0 (7.0; 111.4) n = 59 | 0.67 | 0.686 (−4.520; 6.253) |
LSI – concentric power | 85.0 (27.1) 80.6 (24.6; 216.0) n = 390 | 85.4 (25.7) 82.0 (24.6; 200.0) n = 332 | 82.5 (34.1) 72.9 (34.0; 216.0) n = 58 | 0.063 | 2.93 (−6.38; 11.90) |
LSI – repetitions | 90.3 (23.6) 90.2 (13.3; 275.0) n = 397 | 90.1 (24.5) 89.2 (13.3; 275.0) n = 338 | 91.4 (17.9) 92.0 (26.0; 139.4) n = 59 | 0.24 | −1.30 (−6.32; 4.13) |