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Table 2 Clinical Outcomes After surgery

From: Comparison between primary repair and augmented repair with gastrocnemius turn-down flap for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a retrospective study with minimum 2-year follow-up

 

Group A

Group B

P Value

VAS

0.2 ± 1.1

0.3 ± 1.4

0.620

AOFAS

98.5 ± 6.3

99.1 ± 2.1

0.790

VISA-A

94.0 ± 9.3

93.0 ± 4.7

0.061

Tegner

5.0 ± 1.5

5.0 ± 1.3

0.447

ATRS

97.7 ± 4.5

97.5 ± 5.4

0.679

Time to return to daily life(m)

3.5 ± 1.4

3.1 ± 1.0

0.315

Time to return to non-weight-bearing exercise(m)

9.2 ± 4.3

8.4 ± 4.6

0.214

Time to return to weight-bearing exercise(m)

11.2 ± 5.1

9.8 ± 4.7

0.304

Plantar flexion peak torque deficits at 3 months post-surgery

 60°

0.3 ± 0.8

0.2 ± 0.6

0.632

 120°

0.1 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

0.765

Calf circumference at 3 months post-surgery

 Operated side

37.9 ± 2.2

36.8 ± 3.9

0.524

 Contralateral side

39.5 ± 2.6

39.2 ± 3.0

0.522

 P Value

0.011

0.043

 

Calf circumference at 6 months post-surgery

 Operated side

38.8 ± 2.3

38.4 ± 3.1

0.953

 Contralateral side

40.3 ± 3.1

39.7 ± 2.2

0.813

 P Value

0.002

0.002

 
  1. VAS Visual analogue scale; AOFAS American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle⁃Hindfoot Score; VISA-A the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment⁃Achilles; ATRS the Achilles tendon total rupture score; Tegner the Tegner Activity Scale