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Analytical and Functional Evaluation of Recovery Following Acute Rupture of the Achilles Tendon and Surgical Repair in Young Patients

NCT ID: NCT03308760

Last Updated: 2017-10-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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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, conventional surgery with a direct approach is still the reference technique in young sportsmen and women. Studies investigating the evolution of ankle muscle strength following surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon are rare, even though it is a crucial criterion to determine the possibility of returning to the sport. This project thus proposes to study, in comparison with the healthy ankle:(1) the evolution of muscle strength in the flexors/extensors and invertors/evertors of the injured ankle, evaluated using an isokinetic dynamometer, and (2) the evolution of stabilometry parameters, at 6 months, then at 12 months, following surgery for acute unilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon, operated on using the conventional technique in young sportsmen and women and in comparison with the healthy side.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Unilateral Rupture of the Achilles Tendon

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Questionnaire

Interview concerning the post-operative rehabilitation programme and a functional analysis using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Static stabilometry

on a force plate, in a double- then single-foot stance, with the eyes open and then closed

Intervention Type OTHER

Isokinetic test

Isokinetic test of the flexors/extensors and invertors/evertors of the ankle

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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 Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CHU Dijon Bourgogne

Dijon, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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GREMEAUX 2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id