Table 7 Treatment outcome and adverse effects
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
In YOUR opinion: Are patients generally satisfied with the treatment and recovery regardless of whether treated non-operatively or operatively? | ||
Yes | 68 | 60% |
No | 18 | 16% |
No opinion | 27 | 24% |
NA | 12 | |
Would YOU say that patients treated operatively are more satisfied than patients treated non-operatively? | ||
Yes | 41 | 38% |
No | 68 | 62% |
NA | 16 | |
Have you experienced any of these complications to surgery? | ||
Deep infection | 28 | 22% |
Severe nerve pain | 16 | 13% |
Drop foot | 3 | 2% |
Severe knee pain | 2 | 2% |
Re-rupture of the tendon | 29 | 23% |
Thromboembolism | 8 | 6% |
No | 61 | 49% |
Average symptom score (three points for most common complaint, two points for second most common complaint and one point for third most common complaint). Total number of responders 109 | ||
Pain when sitting | 2.37 | |
Weakness | 1.70 | |
General pain | 0.85 | |
Cramps | 0.78 | |
Numbness and/or tingling | 0.71 | |
Ischialgia | 0.52 | |
Other | 0.13 | |