Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-Analyses
Seow D, Ubillus H, Azam M, Weiss M, Gianakos A, Yasui Y, Pearce C, Kennedy J. Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-Analyses. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00927. PMCID: PMC9703160, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute Achilles tendon ruptureRe-rupture rateAchilles tendon ruptureConservative treatmentTendon ruptureEarly rehabilitationWound infectionInfection rateSystematic reviewOverlapping Meta-analysesPooled complication rateDeep wound infectionEarly functional rehabilitationLate rehabilitationQuality of evidenceLevel of evidenceMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsTotal infection rateWound complicationsComplication ratePercutaneous repairOpen repairOperative repairOperative treatmentChapter 13 Ankle Instability
Gianakos A, Mulcahey M. Chapter 13 Ankle Instability. 2022, 169-176. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-75985-4.00025-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic ankle instabilityAnkle instabilityAnkle injuriesConcomitant intra-articular pathologyLong-term sequelaeLateral ankle injuriesLateral ligamentous complexIntra-articular pathologyLateral ligament complexRepair/reconstructionConservative treatmentOperative interventionAnkle sprainMost injuriesRisk factorsHigh success ratePhysical therapyDiagnostic modalitiesLigamentous complexProper diagnosisLigament complexFunctional instabilityInjurySuccess ratePatients