Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Endoscopic Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer vs Minimally Invasive Repair in Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture
Lead Sponsor:
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Collaborating Sponsors:
General Hospital of Naoussa
Private Orthopedics Practice P. Symeonidis
Conditions:
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Achilles Tendon Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to compare the outcomes of two different surgical techniques (Endoscopic Flexor Hallucis Longus transfer - Group 1 vs Minimally Invasive primary repair - Group ...
Detailed Description
Two separate foot and ankle surgeons in Northern Greece prefer to use a different surgical technique in their respective patients with Acute Achilles tendon rupture. The first one (A.E.) prefers to p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Signed Consent Form
- Age between 18-75 years
- Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture (\<3 weeks)
- Surgical Management with Endoscopic Flexor Hallucis Longus transfer or Minimally Invasive primary tendon repair
- More than 12 months postoperative follow-up
- Patients operated after 2015
Exclusion
- Inability or Unwillingness to cooperate
- Medically unfit for examination (e.g. due to terminal illness)
- Age less than 18 or more than 75 years
- Non-operative Management as definitive treatment
- Surgical Management other than the ones described in the inclusion criteria
- Neglected Achilles Tendon Rupture (\>3 weeks)
- Bilateral Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Patients operated before 2015
- Comorbidities interfering with the secondary outcomes (e.g. Venous insufficiency resulting in lower limb excessive edema interferes with ankle and calf circumference, rheumatoid arthritis and/or previous foot and ankle surgery interferes with active and passive range of motion of the ankle, etc)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 5 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06114368
Start Date
March 5 2023
End Date
March 30 2026
Last Update
October 15 2024
Active Locations (1)
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General Hospital of Naoussa
Náousa, Central Macedonia, Greece, 59200