Risk factors for achilles tendon rupture: A matched case control study
| Autor: | Emiliano Malagoli, Mani Seetharaman, Eugene Jang, J. Turner Vosseller, Justin Greisberg, Derly O. Cuellar, Peter C. Noback |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Comorbidity Achilles Tendon Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Tendon Injuries Epidemiology medicine Humans Ankle Injuries Obesity General Environmental Science Aged Retrospective Studies Rupture 030222 orthopedics Achilles tendon Analysis of Variance business.industry Significant difference Case-control study 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Case-Control Studies Athletic Injuries General Earth and Planetary Sciences Female Disease Susceptibility Ankle Achilles tendon rupture medicine.symptom Ankle sprain business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Injury. 48(10) |
| ISSN: | 1879-0267 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether body mass index (BMI), activity level, and other risk factors predispose patients to Achilles tendon ruptures.A retrospective review of 279 subjects was performed (93 with Achilles tendon rupture, matched 1:2 with 186 age/sex matched controls with ankle sprains). Demographic variables and risk factors for rupture were tabulated and compared.The rupture group mean BMI was 27.77 (95% CI, 26.94-28.49), and the control group mean BMI was 26.66 (95% CI, 26.06-27.27). These populations were found to be statistically equivalent (p=0.047 and p0.001 by two one-sided t-test). A significantly higher proportion of those suffering ruptures reported regular athletic activity at baseline (74%) versus controls (59%, p=0.013).There was no clinically significant difference found in BMI between patients with ruptures and controls. Furthermore, it was found that patients who sustained ruptures were also more likely to be active at baseline than their ankle sprain counterparts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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