What is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Meulenkamp B, Woolnough T, Cheng W, Stacey D, Richards M, Gupta A, Fergusson D, Graham I. What is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00804. PMCID: PMC9673542, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute Achilles tendon ruptureAchilles tendon ruptureTendon ruptureRisk of reruptureOpen surgeryLower riskFunctional rehabilitationRandom-effects Bayesian networkPatient-reported outcome scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresPrimary immobilizationSmall sample sizeOpen surgical repairRisk of complicationsRandomized Controlled TrialsMultiple treatment optionsNetwork Meta-AnalysisSpecific patient populationsStudy treatment armsConsiderable clinical heterogeneityGrey literature sourcesTraditional study designsChronic rupturesMIS repairDeep infection