Surgical treatment of chronic Achilles tendon rupture results in improved gait biomechanics

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 67
• Main Authors: Nordenholm, Anna, Senorski, Eric Hamrin, Westin, Olof, Nilsson Helander, Katarina, Möller, Michael, Karlsson, Jón, Zügner, Roland
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.02.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Achilles tendon; Achilles Tendon - surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Ankle; Ankle Injuries; Balance; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Delayed treatment; Female; Gait; Gait - physiology; Gait analysis; Humans; Kinematics; Knee; Laboratories; Late detected; Male; Middle Aged; Missed diagnosis; Orthopedics; Ortopedi; Patient assessment; Patients; Rehabilitation; Rupture; Rupture - surgery; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Tendon Injuries - surgery; Tendons; Three-dimensional; Treatment Outcome; Missed diagnosis; Three-dimensional; Late detected; Delayed treatment; Gait analysis

Chronic Achilles tendon rupture is associated with persistent weakness at push-off with the affected foot and poor balance, resulting in significant alterations to normal gait. Surgical repair is the most common treatment for improving gait in patients with a Chronic Achilles tendon rupture, but, to...