Individualized treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture based on the Copenhagen Achilles Rupture Treatment Algorithm (CARTA): a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background An individualized treatment algorithm (Copenhagen Achilles Rupture Treatment Algorithm (CARTA)) based on the ultrasonographic appearance of an acute Achilles tendon rupture has been developed aiming to select the correct patients for operative and non-operative treatment. The obj...

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Main Authors: Maria Swennergren Hansen, Marianne Toft Vestermark, Per Hölmich, Morten Tange Kristensen, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04332-z