RT Journal
A1 Jones, Matthew P.
A1 Khan, Riaz J.K.
A1 Carey Smith, Richard L.
T1 Surgical Interventions for Treating Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: Key Findings from a Recent Cochrane Review
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2012
FD June 20
VO 94
IS 12
SP e88 1
OP 6
DO 10.2106/JBJS.J.01829
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01829
AB 
In 2004 and 2005, our group published a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials concerning treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture, including different splinting techniques2,3. We concluded that open operative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture significantly reduced the risk of rerupture compared with nonoperative treatment, but that such treatment was associated with a significantly higher risk of other complications. Since the 2004 meta-analysis, several new randomized controlled trials on the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture have been published.