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. 2006 Mar;40(3):275–279. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.021931

Table 2 Amount of change on average from the initial rating or score.

VISA‐ A Tender‐ ness Patient rating Return to sport Hops Heel raise
Aprotinin
 2 week 8.5 −1.0 2.0 0% 1.5 0.7
 4 week 11.8 2.5 21%
 12 week 26.3 −1.7 3.5 31% 5.6 2.8
 52 week 36.3 −4.4 4.9 77% 7.4 4.3
Placebo
 2 week 6.1 −0.9 1.4 6% 0.6 0.7
 4 week 9.0 1.0 13%
 12 week 22.1 −3.0 3.0 13% 4.1 2.6
 52 week 32.3 −4.1 4.4 85% 5.5 3.1

Return to sport is a percentage of tendons at full activity.