One fifth of patients with Achilles tendinopathy have symptoms after 10 years: A prospective cohort study

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Patients with midportion Achilles tendinopathy (AT) are thought to experience a gradual symptomatic improvement over time. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate if patients with midportion AT have symptoms at 10-year follow-up. Patients withmidportion AT were invited to complete an online questionnaire 10 years after inclusion in an intervention trial. The primary outcomewas the presence of AT symptoms. Secondary outcomes were: the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles tendinopathy (VISA-A, 0–100) score and sports activity level. Of the 54 patientsincluded, 43 (80%) completed the questionnaire at an average follow-up of 10.4 years. Persisting symptoms were reported by 19%. The mean (standard deviation-SD) VISA-A score improved from 52 (17) at baseline to 79 (21) at 10-years follow-up with a mean change of 27 points (95% confidence interval: 21; 35, p < 0.001). Of the 38 active patients, 16 (42%) returned to their pre-injury level sports,of whom 14 (37%) performed them pain free. One-fifth of patients with conservatively treated midportion AT still have symptoms after 10years. One-third of patients were able to perform sports pain-free atpre-injury level. Patients should be adequately counselled to giverealistic expectations. Trial registration number: clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT00761423).

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Lagas, I. F., Tol, J. L., Weir, A., de Jonge, S., van Veldhoven, P. L. J., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A., … de Vos, R. J. (2022). One fifth of patients with Achilles tendinopathy have symptoms after 10 years: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(22), 2475–2483. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2163537

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