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Thompson J. Surgery versus nonoperative treatment for Achilles’ tendon rupture. Practitioner June 2022;266(1859):5

Surgery versus nonoperative treatment for Achilles’ tendon rupture

24 Jun 2022Registered users

Although nonoperative treatment for Achilles' tendon rupture produced similar outcomes to surgery (minimally invasive or open repair) with respect to patient-reported and clinically assessed function, rerupture rates were substantially lower in patients who underwent surgery, a study from Norway has found.

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