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Treatment decisions for acute Achilles tendon ruptures

Treatment decisions for acute Achilles tendon ruptures

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Treatment decisions for acute Achilles tendon ruptures

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Treatment decisions for acute Achilles tendon ruptures

Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2020-02, Vol.395 (10222), p.397-398

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English

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England: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

The recent randomised controlled trials comparing non-surgical and surgical treatment of patients with acute tears of the Achilles tendon found no evidence of difference in functional outcome or re-rupture rate;5 hence, in some countries, including the UK, non-surgical management is quickly becoming the default. Of note, the risk of a re-tear is lo...

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Treatment decisions for acute Achilles tendon ruptures

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2353007739

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2353007739

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33133-2

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