ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal2014
Functional evaluation of professional athletes treated with a mini-open technique for achilles tendon rupture.
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- Outcomes of the Mini-Open Technique for Achilles Tendon Repair: An Updated Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Comparison of mini-open repair system and percutaneous repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Prognosis of elite basketball players after an Achilles tendon rupture.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2020Article
- Outcomes of Limited Open Achilles Repair Using Modified Ring Forceps.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2018Article
- Analysis of Player Statistics in Major League Baseball Players Before and After Achilles Tendon Repair.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2017Article
- Percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon rupture in athletic population.Journal of orthopaedics · 2016Article
- Channel-assisted minimally invasive repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2015Article
- Mini openMuscles, ligaments and tendons journalArticle
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Abstract
introductionin this study we report the functional results of 36 professional athletes treated with a combined percutaneous and mini-open technique.
methodspatients were evaluated with Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles questionnaire (VISA-A), the objective 100-points Hannover scale and the Ergo-jump Bosco System device.
resultsat a mean 28- month follow-up no re-rupture cases were observed. Six patients had minor complications. The Ergo-jump Bosco System device showed no significant differences in the side-to-side evaluation in regard to strength (-0.94%) and elasticity (+2.44%), while a significant post-operative loss was detected in the endurance trials (-6.78%). The Hannover scale showed an average score of 94.5, while the VISA-A had an average of 93.1. Thirty-one patients resumed their pre-operative sports activity level within five months from surgery.
conclusionsour results showed that the combined mini-open and percutaneous repair is an effective treatment for professional athletes, with satisfactory clinical and functional results, lack of major complications and a quick return to professional sports activity.
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