Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Healing of Human Achilles Tendon Rupture: Loading Pattern After Surgical Repair to Achieve Optimal Mechanical Properties and Clinical Outcome
Brief Summary: The overall aim of this project is to investigate the healing processes of human tendon after suturing a ruptured Achilles tendon, and more specifically to determine the optimal loading pattern of the tendon during the rehabilitation period to ensure complete and good recovery of tendon structure and function. The investigators hypothesize that restricting early weight bearing and only allowing for passive stretching in the early phase of tendon healing will ensure better tissue regeneration and thereby prevent chronic tendon elongation and improve tendon tissue recovery and the clinical outcome.