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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Achilles Tendon Rupture and Dysmetabolic Diseases: A Multicentric, Epidemiologic Study
Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 11, No. 13, Article 3698, Year 2022
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Introduction: Achilles tendon ruptures are common. Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, thyroid disorders, and obesity, impair tendons health, leading to Achilles tendinopathy and likely predisposing patients to Achilles tendon ruptures. Materials and methods: Patients who visited the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinics and the Accident and Emergency Departments of five different hospitals in Italy were recruited. Through telephone interviews, we administered a questionnaire to all the patients who had undergone surgical ATR repair, evaluating their past medical history, sport-and work-related activities, drug use, and postoperative rehabilitation outcomes. Results: “Return to work activities/sport” was negatively predicted by the presence of a metabolic disorder (β = −0.451; OR = 0.637) and ‘open’ surgery technique (β = −0.389; OR = 0.678). “Medical complications” were significantly predicted by metabolic disorders (β = 0.600 (0.198); OR = 1.822) and was negatively related to ‘mini-invasive’ surgery (i.e., not ‘open’ nor ‘percutaneous’) (β = −0.621; OR = 0.537). “Immediate weightbearing” and “immediate walking without assistance” were negatively predicted by ‘open’ technique (β = −0.691; OR = 0.501 and β = −0.359 (0.174; OR = 0.698)). Conclusions: Metabolic conditions can strongly affect post-operative outcomes following surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon tears. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Authors & Co-Authors
Oliva, Francesco Vittadini
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Marsilio, Emanuela
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Giai Via, Alessio
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Biz, Carlo
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Padulo, Johnny
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Spoliti, Marco
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Foti, Calogero
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Mannarini, Stefania
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Rossi, Alessandro Alberto
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Ruggieri, Pietro
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Maffulli, Nicola
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
United Kingdom, Keele
Keele University
United Kingdom, London
Queen Mary University of London
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/jcm11133698
ISSN:
20770383
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases