Repair within the first 48 h in the treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures achieves the best biomechanical and histological outcomes.
RatOtherSprague-Dawleymalen = 36 rats, bilateral tenotomy; nine tendons per group assesse…surgical repairRepair within 24 h (group 1), 24-48 h (group 2), 48-72 h (group 3) or >72 h (me…
Model: Bilateral mid-substance Achilles tenotomy
Repair within 48 h, and especially within the first 24 h, gave higher load to failure, greater stiffness and better histological scores than repair after 72 h.
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