A Study Found that Both Open-Repair and Minimally Invasive Procedures Resulted in Outcomes Similar to Nonsurgical Treatment

Surgery may not be the go-to many people believe it to be when treating a ruptured Achilles' tendon, according to findings from a new study conducted in Norway. Researchers there found that pain and function outcomes after one year were nearly the same regardless of whether the rupture was surgically repaired or addressed through a nonsurgical approach. Both open-repair and minimally invasive surgical techniques were analyzed in the study.

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