{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,28]],"date-time":"2026-10-28T00:47:09Z","timestamp":1793148429320,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":77,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,1]],"date-time":"2024-05-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1714521600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,1]],"date-time":"2024-05-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1714521600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.fr","clinicalkey.jp","jfas.org","clinicalkey.es","clinicalkey.com.au","clinicalkey.com","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,5]]},"DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,1]],"date-time":"2024-02-01T11:52:40Z","timestamp":1706788360000},"page":"420-429","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Return to Play and Functional Outcomes Following Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1053","volume":"63","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7822-503X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Braydon M.","family":"Bak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1769-9244","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dexter","family":"Seow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu Ze Evan","family":"Teo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammed Yaser","family":"Hasan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher J.","family":"Pearce","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3730","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-015-3544-5","article-title":"Increasing incidence of acute Achilles tendon rupture and a noticeable decline in surgical treatment from 1994 to 2013. A nationwide registry study of 33,160 patients","volume":"24","author":"Ganestam","year":"2016","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2419","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546514540599","article-title":"Acute achilles tendon ruptures: incidence of injury and surgery in Sweden between 2001 and 2012","volume":"42","author":"Huttunen","year":"2014","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e133","DOI":"10.1111\/sms.12253","article-title":"Epidemiology of achilles tendon ruptures: increasing incidence over a 33-year period","volume":"25","author":"Lantto","year":"2015","journal-title":"Scand J Med Sci Sports"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1507","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-199173100-00009","article-title":"Histopathological changes preceding spontaneous rupture of a tendon. A controlled study of 891 patients","volume":"73","author":"Kannus","year":"1991","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"765","DOI":"10.1007\/s00264-011-1431-3","article-title":"Operative versus nonoperative treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis based on current evidence","volume":"36","author":"Jiang","year":"2012","journal-title":"Int Orthop"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e88","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.J.01829","article-title":"Surgical interventions for treating acute achilles tendon rupture: key findings from a recent cochrane review","volume":"94","author":"Jones","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD003674.pub4","article-title":"Surgical interventions for treating acute Achilles tendon ruptures","author":"Khan","year":"2010","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0008","first-page":"2202","article-title":"Treatment of acute achilles tendon ruptures. A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials","volume":"87","author":"Khan","year":"2005","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0009","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"k5120","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.k5120","article-title":"Operative treatment versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures: systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"364","author":"Ochen","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3728","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546521998284","article-title":"Treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of complication rates with best- and worst-case analyses for rerupture rates","volume":"49","author":"Seow","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0011","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2136","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.K.00917","article-title":"Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized trials","volume":"94","author":"Soroceanu","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0012","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"622","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2013.03.027","article-title":"Rerupture rate after early weightbearing in operative versus conservative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures: a meta-analysis","volume":"52","author":"van der Eng","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0013","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1191","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2018.05.007","article-title":"Surgical versus non-surgical methods for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"57","author":"Zhou","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0014","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1362","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.93B10.26187","article-title":"The non-operative functional management of patients with a rupture of the tendo Achillis leads to low rates of re-rupture","volume":"93","author":"Wallace","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Br"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0015","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"475","DOI":"10.1177\/1071100713477621","article-title":"Achilles tendon injuries in a United States population","volume":"34","author":"Raikin","year":"2013","journal-title":"Foot Ankle Int"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0016","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1325","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2016-096106","article-title":"Return to play post-Achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rate and measures of return to play","volume":"50","author":"Zellers","year":"2016","journal-title":"Br J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0017","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"135","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2288-14-135","article-title":"Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and\/or interquartile range","volume":"14","author":"Wan","year":"2014","journal-title":"BMC Med Res Methodol"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0018","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"W65","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00136","article-title":"The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration","volume":"151","author":"Liberati","year":"2009","journal-title":"Ann Intern Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0019","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.N.01112","article-title":"Updating the assignment of levels of evidence","volume":"97","author":"Marx","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0020","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"232","DOI":"10.1159\/000051263","article-title":"Interrater reliability of the modified Jadad quality scale for systematic reviews of Alzheimer's disease drug trials","volume":"12","author":"Oremus","year":"2001","journal-title":"Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"753","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546517751397","article-title":"The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich fibrin in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"47","author":"Hurley","year":"2019","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0022","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"557","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.327.7414.557","article-title":"Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses","volume":"327","author":"Higgins","year":"2003","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"issue":"Suppl 1","key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0023","first-page":"29","article-title":"Meta-analysis in medical research","volume":"14","author":"Haidich","year":"2010","journal-title":"Hippokratia"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0024","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"69","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.88B1.16549","article-title":"Randomised controlled trials of immediate weight-bearing mobilisation for rupture of the tendo Achillis","volume":"88","author":"Costa","year":"2006","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Br"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0025","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2021","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-017-4621-8","article-title":"Achilles tendon rupture healing is enhanced by intermittent pneumatic compression upregulating collagen type I synthesis","volume":"26","author":"Abdul Alim","year":"2018","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0026","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"712","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2017.10.046","article-title":"A novel minimally invasive surgery combined with early exercise therapy promoting tendon regeneration in the treatment of spontaneous Achilles tendon rupture","volume":"49","author":"Aisaiding","year":"2018","journal-title":"Injury"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0027","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"391","DOI":"10.3113\/FAI-2009-0391","article-title":"Open versus minimal invasive repair with Achillon device","volume":"30","author":"Aktas","year":"2009","journal-title":"Foot Ankle Int"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"336","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2007.06.006","article-title":"End-to-end versus augmented repair in the treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures","volume":"46","author":"Aktas","year":"2007","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0029","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"312","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-019-05767-x","article-title":"Early mobilization does not reduce the risk of deep venous thrombosis after Achilles tendon rupture: a randomized controlled trial","volume":"28","author":"Aufwerber","year":"2020","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0030","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"220","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2014.11.018","article-title":"Nonoperative, dynamic treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture: influence of early weightbearing on biomechanical properties of the plantar flexor muscle-tendon complex-a blinded, randomized, controlled trial","volume":"54","author":"Barfod","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0031","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"719","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2019-100709","article-title":"Efficacy of early controlled motion of the ankle compared with immobilisation in non-operative treatment of patients with an acute Achilles tendon rupture: an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial","volume":"54","author":"Barfod","year":"2020","journal-title":"Br J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0032","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"791","DOI":"10.1177\/036354659302100606","article-title":"Operative versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture. A prospective randomized study and review of the literature","volume":"21","author":"Cetti","year":"1993","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"issue":"308","key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0033","first-page":"155","article-title":"A new treatment of ruptured Achilles tendons. A prospective randomized study","author":"Cetti","year":"1994","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0034","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"441","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(19)32942-3","article-title":"Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation","volume":"395","author":"Costa","year":"2020","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"874","DOI":"10.1016\/S0020-1383(02)00205-X","article-title":"Immediate full-weight-bearing mobilisation for repaired Achilles tendon ruptures: a pilot study","volume":"34","author":"Costa","year":"2003","journal-title":"Injury"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0036","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foot.2015.10.003","article-title":"Prospective randomized clinical trial of aggressive rehabilitation after acute Achilles tendon ruptures repaired with Dresden technique","volume":"26","author":"De la Fuente","year":"2016","journal-title":"Foot (Edinb)"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0037","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2492","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546518781826","article-title":"The ruptured Achilles tendon elongates for 6 months after surgical repair regardless of early or late weightbearing in combination with ankle mobilization: a randomized clinical trial","volume":"46","author":"Eliasson","year":"2018","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0038","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"204","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-007-0448-z","article-title":"Open versus percutaneous repair in the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a randomized prospective study","volume":"16","author":"Gigante","year":"2008","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0039","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"771","DOI":"10.1177\/1071100714536167","article-title":"Functional treatment or cast immobilization after minimally invasive repair of an acute Achilles tendon rupture: prospective, randomized trial","volume":"35","author":"Groetelaers","year":"2014","journal-title":"Foot Ankle Int"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0040","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"85","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.O.00496","article-title":"Augmented compared with nonaugmented surgical repair after total Achilles rupture: results of a prospective randomized trial with thirteen or more years of follow-up","volume":"98","author":"Heikkinen","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0041","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"607","DOI":"10.1007\/s00590-013-1350-7","article-title":"Percutaneous versus open repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures","volume":"24","author":"Karabinas","year":"2014","journal-title":"Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0042","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2781","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-018-5058-4","article-title":"Early weight-bearing in nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture did not influence mid-term outcome: a blinded, randomised controlled trial","volume":"27","author":"Kastoft","year":"2019","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0043","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1071","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.93B8.25998","article-title":"Operative versus non-operative treatment of acute rupture of tendo Achillis: a prospective randomised evaluation of functional outcome","volume":"93","author":"Keating","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Br"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0044","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"l6132","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.l6132","article-title":"Platelet rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture: PATH-2 randomised, placebo controlled, superiority trial","volume":"367","author":"Keene","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"102","DOI":"10.1007\/s004020100312","article-title":"Functional treatment after surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture: wrap vs walking cast","volume":"122","author":"Kerkhoffs","year":"2002","journal-title":"Arch Orthop Trauma Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0046","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"625","DOI":"10.1007\/s00264-012-1737-9","article-title":"Efficacy and complications of open and minimally invasive surgery in acute Achilles tendon rupture: a prospective randomised clinical study\u2013preliminary report","volume":"37","author":"Ko\u0142odziej","year":"2013","journal-title":"Int Orthop"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0047","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"513","DOI":"10.1007\/s00776-015-0710-z","article-title":"Weight bearing the same day versus non-weight bearing for 4 weeks in Achilles tendon rupture","volume":"20","author":"Korkmaz","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Orthop Sci"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0048","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2302","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546515591267","article-title":"Early functional treatment versus cast immobilization in tension after achilles rupture repair: results of a prospective randomized trial with 10 or more years of follow-up","volume":"43","author":"Lantto","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0049","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2406","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546516651060","article-title":"A prospective randomized trial comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatments of acute achilles tendon ruptures","volume":"44","author":"Lantto","year":"2016","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0050","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"580","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fas.2019.07.011","article-title":"Outcomes of open \"crown\" type v. percutaneous Bunnell type repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. Randomized control study","volume":"26","author":"Makulavi\u010dius","year":"2020","journal-title":"Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0051","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1229","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2019.02.002","article-title":"Acute Achilles tendon ruptures: efficacy of conservative and surgical (percutaneous, open) treatment-a randomized, controlled, clinical trial","volume":"58","author":"Manent","year":"2019","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0052","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1688","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546508319312","article-title":"Acute Achilles tendon rupture: minimally invasive surgery versus nonoperative treatment with immediate full weightbearing\u2013a randomized controlled trial","volume":"36","author":"Metz","year":"2008","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0053","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"983","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-199907000-00011","article-title":"Early motion of the ankle after operative treatment of a rupture of the Achilles tendon. A prospective, randomized clinical and radiographic study","volume":"81","author":"Mortensen","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0054","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2186","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546510376052","article-title":"Acute achilles tendon rupture: a randomized, controlled study comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatments using validated outcome measures","volume":"38","author":"Nilsson-Helander","year":"2010","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0055","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2867","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546513503282","article-title":"Stable surgical repair with accelerated rehabilitation versus nonsurgical treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a randomized controlled study","volume":"41","author":"Olsson","year":"2013","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0056","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"373","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.12910","article-title":"Randomized controlled trial of accelerated rehabilitation versus standard protocol following surgical repair of ruptured Achilles tendon","volume":"85","author":"Porter","year":"2015","journal-title":"ANZ J Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0057","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"206","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.74B2.1544953","article-title":"The Sheffield splint for controlled early mobilisation after rupture of the calcaneal tendon. A prospective, randomised comparison with plaster treatment","volume":"74","author":"Saleh","year":"1992","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Br"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0058","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2550","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546513501785","article-title":"Early controlled tension improves the material properties of healing human achilles tendons after ruptures: a randomized trial","volume":"41","author":"Schepull","year":"2013","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0059","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546510383515","article-title":"Autologous platelets have no effect on the healing of human achilles tendon ruptures: a randomized single-blind study","volume":"39","author":"Schepull","year":"2011","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0060","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1876","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.G.01242","article-title":"The influence of early weight-bearing compared with non-weight-bearing after surgical repair of the Achilles tendon","volume":"90","author":"Suchak","year":"2008","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0061","first-page":"607","article-title":"Augmentation vs nonaugmentation techniques for open repairs of Achilles tendon ruptures with early functional treatment: a prospective randomized study","volume":"5","author":"Tezeren","year":"2006","journal-title":"J Sports Sci Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0062","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2033","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546507307503","article-title":"Early motion for Achilles tendon ruptures: is surgery important? A randomized, prospective study","volume":"35","author":"Twaddle","year":"2007","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0063","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1073","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.M.00248","article-title":"Weight-bearing in the nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a randomized controlled trial","volume":"96","author":"Young","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0064","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1177\/2325967120906522","article-title":"Does early functional mobilization affect long-term outcomes after an Achilles tendon rupture? a randomized clinical trial","volume":"8","author":"Aufwerber","year":"2020","journal-title":"Orthop J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0065","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1409","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa2108447","article-title":"Nonoperative or surgical treatment of acute Achilles' tendon rupture","volume":"386","author":"Myhrvold","year":"2022","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0066","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2755","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546520944905","article-title":"A randomized controlled trial comparing traditional plaster cast rehabilitation with functional walking boot rehabilitation for acute Achilles tendon ruptures","volume":"48","author":"Maempel","year":"2020","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0067","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"751","DOI":"10.1007\/s00402-020-03461-z","article-title":"Prospective randomized clinical trial of open operative, minimally invasive and conservative treatments of acute Achilles tendon tear","volume":"141","author":"Fischer","year":"2021","journal-title":"Arch Orthop Trauma Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0068","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1720","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546520909389","article-title":"Comparison of tendon lengthening With traditional versus accelerated rehabilitation after Achilles tendon repair: a prospective randomized controlled trial","volume":"48","author":"Okoroha","year":"2020","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0069","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2021.607743","article-title":"Comparing surgical and conservative treatment on Achilles tendon rupture: a comprehensive meta-analysis of RCTs","volume":"8","author":"She","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0070","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1236","DOI":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2017.05.036","article-title":"Surgical treatment versus conservative management for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"56","author":"Deng","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Foot Ankle Surg"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0071","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"58","DOI":"10.1308\/003588408X242312","article-title":"The misuse of 'no significant difference' in British orthopaedic literature","volume":"90","author":"Sexton","year":"2008","journal-title":"Ann R Coll Surg Engl"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0072","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"579","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2004.09.013","article-title":"Uncertainty method improved on best-worst case analysis in a binary meta-analysis","volume":"58","author":"Gamble","year":"2005","journal-title":"J Clin Epidemiol"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0073","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"233","DOI":"10.1111\/j.0954-6820.1986.tb08956.x","article-title":"Physical activity and muscle training in the elderly","volume":"711","author":"Grimby","year":"1986","journal-title":"Acta Med Scand Suppl"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0074","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"788","DOI":"10.1177\/107110070102201004","article-title":"Validation of the foot and ankle outcome score for ankle ligament reconstruction","volume":"22","author":"Roos","year":"2001","journal-title":"Foot Ankle Int"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0075","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1385","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-011-1511-3","article-title":"Major functional deficits persist 2 years after acute Achilles tendon rupture","volume":"19","author":"Olsson","year":"2011","journal-title":"Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0076","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"474","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0032-1301932","article-title":"Deficits 10-years after Achilles tendon repair","volume":"33","author":"Horstmann","year":"2012","journal-title":"Int J Sports Med"},{"key":"10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008_bib0077","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2864","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546517713001","article-title":"Professional athletes' return to play and performance after operative repair of an Achilles tendon rupture","volume":"45","author":"Trofa","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"}],"container-title":["The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S106725162300337X?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S106725162300337X?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,9]],"date-time":"2024-11-09T15:51:35Z","timestamp":1731167495000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S106725162300337X"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,5]]},"references-count":77,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,5]]}},"alternative-id":["S106725162300337X"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008","relation":{},"ISSN":["1067-2516"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1067-2516","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,5]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Return to Play and Functional Outcomes Following Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1053\/j.jfas.2023.12.008","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2024 by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. All rights reserved.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}]}}