Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Male or female patients aged 18 to 55 years, inclusive. Patients with an Achilles tendon rupture diagnosed clinically and confirmed by imaging (ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\]) when necessary. Patients for whom surgical management has been decided by a multidisciplinary trauma team meeting. Time between Achilles tendon rupture and surgery of less than 2 weeks. Patients able to understand the objectives and risks of the study and to provide dated and signed informed consent. Patients affiliated with, or beneficiaries of, a social security system. Exclusion Criteria: Corticosteroid or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in the vicinity of the Achilles tendon within 6 months before the Achilles tendon rupture. Chronic Achilles tendinopathy. History of a previous nonoperatively treated ipsilateral Achilles tendon rupture. History of ipsilateral Achilles tendon surgery. Use of a walking aid before the Achilles tendon rupture. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification of III or higher. Skin lesions in the surgical area (e.g., open wounds or abrasions). Inability to speak either English or French. Achilles tendon laceration caused by a sharp object. Patients under judicial protection or subject to a guardianship or curatorship measure. Inability to provide informed consent (e.g., emergency circumstances or difficulties understanding the study information). Patients subject to a legal protection measure, including curatorship, guardianship, a future protection mandate, or family authorization. Patients currently within an exclusion period from a previous study. Psychiatric disorders.