The Efficacy of Different Rehabilitation Protocols After Achilles Tendon Rupture Surgery

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on the Comparison of Traditional Rehabilitation Protocol and Accelerated Rehabilitation Protocol Under Ultrasonic Monitoring for Achilles Tendon Rupture

This study is a prospective randomized controlled clinical study. After the Achilles tendon rupture repaired , patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, and the rehabilitation protocol was traditional rehabilitation protocol and accelerated rehabilitation protocol under ultrasonic monitoring , respectively, to study the difference in efficacy between the groups.

This prospective randomized controlled clinical study is designed to compare the treatment outcomes of different rehabilitation protocols by dividing the patients into two groups-based on the traditional rehabilitation protocol and accelerated rehabilitation protocol under ultrasonic monitoring after a similar suture technique. The inclusion criteria are patients with an acute closed single-legged complete Achilles tendon rupture, and an age of 18 to 60 years. The exclusion criteria are patients with prior Achilles tendon rupture or other situations that affect their lower limb functions or tendon healing (e.g., autoimmune disease, diabetes mellitus, systemic corticosteroid treatment). Other exclusion criteria are an inability to complete our suture technique (e.g., the distance from the rupture site to the Achilles tendon insertion is less than 3.5 cm), or those without rehabilitation or follow-up outcomes. All patients will be treated surgically with the same suture technique.

The heel rise height is measured as the distance from the ground to the heel when the patient lift the heel while keeping the knee straight. The recovery time is noted when the SHRH is similar to that of the opposite leg.

The ATRS includes 10 items; each item has a score ranging between 0 and 10 on a Likert scale, with 100 indicating no major limitations.

Inclusion Criteria: acute closed single-legged complete Achilles tendon rupture . age of 18 to 60 years. Exclusion Criteria: patients with prior Achilles tendon rupture or other situations that affected their lower limb functions or tendon healing (e.g., autoimmune disease, diabetes mellitus, systemic corticosteroid treatment). an inability to complete our suture technique (e.g., the distance from the rupture site to the Achilles tendon insertion was less than 3.5 cm) . those without rehabilitation or follow-up outcomes.