• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023

    Operative versus conservative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: preliminary results of clinical outcome, kinematic MRI and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

    • Juana Kosiol, Alexander Keiler, Alexander Loizides, Hannes Gruber, Benjamin Henninger, Andreas Bölderl, and Leonhard Gruber.
    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 May 1; 143 (5): 245524652455-2465.

    IntroductionThere is no uniform consensus on the gold standard therapy for acute Achilles tendon rupture. The aim of this pilot study was to compare operative and conservative treatment regarding imaging findings and clinical outcome.Materials And MethodsSurgically or conservatively treated patients with acute Achilles tendon rupture were retrospectively evaluated. Differences in tendon length and diameter with and without load were analysed using kinematic MRI, tendon perfusion, structural alterations, movement and scar tissue by means of grey-scale and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Intra- and interobserver agreement were recorded.ResultsNo significant difference was detected regarding clinical outcome, B mode ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced sonography or MRI findings, although alterations in MRI-based measurements of tendon elasticity were found for both groups. Considerable elongation and thickening of the injured tendon were detected in both groups.ConclusionBoth, conservative and surgical treatment showed comparable outcomes in our preliminary results and may suggest non-inferiority of a conservative approach.© 2022. The Author(s).

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