Patient-reported outcome
pain, tiredness, Rupture
Patient-reported outcomes were assessed by the validated questionnaire, Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS), at one-year post-surgery during the follow up. The ATRS consists of 10 specific sub-scales which includes strength of tendon, tiredness in the tendon, stiffness in tendon, pain in tendon, as well as limitations in activity of daily life (ADL), limitation on uneven surface, in stairs, when running, when jumping and loss in physical work. Each sub-scale ranges from 0 to 10 where 0 = worst and 10 = best outcome with no limitation. The maximum total score of ATRS is 100 and a score higher than 80 was regarded as good subjective outcome (