TABLE 4.

Patients in Group 1 (4-Strand Repair) and Group 2 (6-Strand Repair) With a Relative ATRA of ≥ –12°^a

	6 Weeks	3 Months	6 Months	9 Months	12 Months
Overall	6.2 (4/65)	20.3 (13/64)	10.8 (7/65)	13.8 (9/65)	8.3 (5/60)
Group 1 (4-strand)	5.2 (1/19)	31.6 (6/19)	21.1 (4/19)	21.1 (4/19)	10.5 (2/19)
Group 2 (6-strand)	6.5 (3/46)	15.6 (7/45)	13 (3/46)	10.9 (5/46)	7.3 (3/41)
P value between groups	>.999 (NS)	.168 (NS)	.448 (NS)	.242 (NS)	.631 (NS)

^a Results are reported as % (n/total patients). ATRA, Achilles tendon resting angle; NS, not significant.