2008
DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.g.01242
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The Influence of Early Weight-Bearing Compared with Non-Weight-Bearing After Surgical Repair of the Achilles Tendon

Abstract: Early weight-bearing after surgical repair of an acute Achilles tendon rupture improves health-related quality of life in the early postoperative period and has no detrimental effect on recovery.

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“…Twaddle and Poon found comparable functional results and no significant difference in rerupture rate when controlled early motion was instituted following immobilization for ten days in patients treated with or without surgery 129 . These findings have been investigated in other studies in which accelerated rehabilitation protocols have resulted in improved functional recovery and low rerupture rates [130][131][132][133] .…”
Section: Clinical Applicationsmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Twaddle and Poon found comparable functional results and no significant difference in rerupture rate when controlled early motion was instituted following immobilization for ten days in patients treated with or without surgery 129 . These findings have been investigated in other studies in which accelerated rehabilitation protocols have resulted in improved functional recovery and low rerupture rates [130][131][132][133] .…”
Section: Clinical Applicationsmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…10,27 En nuestro protocolo, la carga y la movilidad se retrasaron, por precaución, en el posoperatorio de los pacientes tratados con técnica percutánea, a diferencia de lo publicado por Amlang y cols. 4 con respecto a la escala funcional de la AOFAS, cretnik y cols.…”
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“…30 no existe un acuerdo universal y la bibliografía no es clara sobre el tratamiento ideal para la rotura aguda del tendón de Aquiles. 11,12,16,27,31 Khan y cols. 32 compararon el tratamiento incruento y quirúrgico en las roturas agudas del tendón de Aquiles y concluyeron en que los pacientes operados tenían menor tasa de una re-rotura.…”
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“…41,42 En nuestro protocolo posoperatorio, se retrasó, por precaución, la carga y la movilidad de los pacientes tratados con técnica percutánea, a diferencia de lo publicado por Amlang y cols. Ceccarelli y cols., 16 en su serie comparativa de 24 pacientes, no encontraron diferencias significativas con respecto al retorno laboral (en promedio a las 12 semanas para ambos grupos).…”
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