Table 3.

Mean Achilles tendon displacement

	Superficial disp (mm)	Deep disp (mm)	p disp sup versus deep	Δ disp (mm)	p Δ disp SR versus uninj
Thompson’s squeeze test
Surgically repaired					p < 0.01
Mean ± SD	−1.6 ± 0.8	−1.7 ± 0.8	n.s.	−0.1 ± 0.1
Uninjured
Mean ± SD	−1.7 ± 0.6	−2.4 ± 0.6	p < 0.01	−0.7 ± 0.2
Active dorsiflexion*
Surgically repaired					p < 0.01
Mean ± SD	5.0 ± 2.7	5.3 ± 2.8	p < 0.01	0.3 ± 0.2
Uninjured
Mean ± SD	4.0 ± 4.4	7.2 ± 4.1	p < 0.01	3.3 ± 1.1

Mean displacement (mm) in the superficial and deep layers of the surgically repaired and uninjured tendon of all patients during the Thompson’s squeeze test and active dorsiflexion. Δ disp = difference in displacement between the deep and superficial layer

SR surgically repaired

* n = 9