Guideline for clinical evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures

Title: Guideline for clinical evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures
Edition: Original
Classification: Standard guideline
Field: Diagnosis and Treatment
Countries and regions: China
Guidelines users: surgens of orthopedic trauma
Evidence classification method: Wright's revised grades of recommendation for summaries or reviews of orthopaedic surgical studies
Development unit: Group of Trauma Orthopaedics, Chinese Orthopaedic Association;Group of External Fixation and Limb Reconstruction, Chinese Orthopaedic Association;National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Registration time: 2021-03-31
Registration number: IPGRP-2021CN077
Purpose of the guideline: With the development of the national sports, the incidence rate of Achilles tendon rupture has increased year by year, which has caused heavy burden on the social economy. In recent years, scholars at home and abroad have made continuous progress in the understanding of Achilles tendon rupture, and the diagnosis and treatment methods have also been improved. However, there are still many controversies about the best diagnosis and treatment method of Achilles tendon rupture, which brings great trouble to clinical work. In this regard, [Group of Trauma Orthopaedics, Chinese Orthopaedic Association], [Group of External Fixation and Limb Reconstruction, Chinese Orthopaedic Association], and [National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitationhave] formulated this guideline based on the evidence-based medicine method, striving to comprehensively analyze and summarize the current research results, so as to provide valuable reference information for the clinical practice of diagnosis and treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.