Treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture with a standardised protocol.

Introduction: A treatment protocol favouring non-operative treatment and based on early weight-bearing and early range-of-motion exercises was implemented in standard clinical care of a level I trauma clinic.

Materials And Methods: All patients treated due to acute Achilles tendon rupture between 2008 and 2014 were included in the study (n = 411). The patient records were retrospectively evaluated.