TABLE 4.
Results of the 12-Month Postinjury Evaluations by Treatment Groupa
| Surgically Treated | Nonsurgically Treated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | ≤5 mm Diastasis | >5 mm Diastasis | P Valueb | ≤5 mm Diastasis | >5 mm Diastasis | P Valueb |
| ATRS, No. of patients | 9 | 12 | .585 | 11 | 9 | .004 |
| Mean ± SD | 89.4 ± 16.7 | 92.4 ± 7.1 | 94.4 ± 6.1 | 74.3 ± 28.2 | ||
| Heel-rise height, No. of patients | 9 | 11 | .49 | 11 | 9 | .048 |
| Mean ± SD | 79.9 ± 15.6 | 84.0 ± 10.5 | 82. ± 9.4 | 73.7 ± 8.5 | ||
| Heel-rise work, No. of patients | 9 | 11 | .636 | 11 | 8 | .08 |
| Mean ± SD | 75.6 ± 23.3 | 79.6 ± 13.6 | 72.1 ± 16.1 | 58.2 ± 16.1 | ||
| CMJ, No. of patients | 9 | 12 | .486 | 11 | 9 | .258 |
| Mean ± SD | 89.8 ± 16.0 | 94.4 ± 13.4 | 90.1 ± 7.7 | 84.0 ± 17.8 | ||
| Hopping, No. of patients | 9 | 12 | .711 | 11 | 9 | .749 |
| Mean ± SD | 100.5 ± 20.7 | 103.8 ± 18.6 | 100.7 ± 19.6 | 94.6 ± 58.6 | ||
aAll patients stratified by diastasis group at 1-year follow-up. Limb symmetry index values are used for functional tests. Boldfaced P values indicate statistically significant difference between diastasis groups (P < .05). ATRS, Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score; CMJ, countermovement jump.
bAn independent-samples Mann-Whitney U test was used for the comparison between diastasis groups.