Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the 13 Patients
| Patient | Age, y | Sex | Side | BMI | Other Tendinopathy Risk Factors | Injury to Surgery, d | Preapproximation Tendon Defect After Debridement, mm | Follow Up, mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | F | Left | 33 | Local steroid DM (UC) |
21 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 | 54 | M | Left | 35 | DM (C) | 10 | 8 | 56 |
| 3 | 55 | M | Left | 26 | None | 28 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | 49 | M | Right | 32 | Local steroid DM (UC) |
14 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | 51 | F | Right | 31.5 | DM (C) | 24 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | 54 | M | Right | 28 | None | 21 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | 50 | M | Left | 33 | DM (C) | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | 56 | F | Right | 34 | DM (UC) | 18 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 53 | M | Left | 34.5 | None | 25 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | 49 | M | Left | 33.5 | DM (UC) | 35 | 16 | 41 |
| 11 | 53 | F | Left | 32 | DM (UC) | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 12 | 51 | F | Left | 30 | DM (UC) Local steroid |
8 | 10 | 34 |
| 13 | 49 | M | Right | 31 | None | 10 | 7 | 34 |
BMI, body mass index; C, controlled; DM, diabetes mellitus; F, female; M, male; UC, uncontrolled.