Status:
COMPLETED
Analytical and Functional Evaluation of Recovery Following Acute Rupture of the Achilles Tendon and Surgical Repair in Young Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Conditions:
Acute Unilateral Rupture of the Achilles Tendon
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Acute rupture of the Achilles tendon is a very frequent sports injury. Surgical repair is the usual treatment in young subjects, and although the optimal technique is still a matter of debate, convent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- persons informed about the research
- sportsmen and women (competition or leisure, practiced \> 3h/week)
- Between 18 and 45 years old
- First episode of acute traumatic unilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon
- Open surgery in the Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department of Dijon University Hospital
- Identical post-operative immobilisation programme for 6 weeks
- Absence of major post-operative complications delaying the rehabilitation
Exclusion
- persons without national health insurance cover
- concomitant joint disease that could be aggravated by the tests
- heart disease/contra-indication to effort required during the isokinetic test
- management other than open surgery (orthopaedic, functional, percutaneous surgery, …)
- Rupture of the contralateral tendon
- Contra-indication for the use of the Biodex S4 pro
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03308760
Start Date
December 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
October 13 2017
Active Locations (1)
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France, 21000