Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy with Haglund's Deformity: A Progressive Approach to Post-Operative Rehabilitation in Athletes.
Mark Dudek, Anastasia Bj Robinson, Meghan Newcomer, C Thomas Haytmanek
PMID 41777435WHAT IT FOUND
Not a study.
This is a clinical commentary proposing a five-stage post-operative rehabilitation programme after Haglund's deformity removal and Achilles debridement in athletes. It reports no patients and no outcomes, so nothing here is evidence the protocol works.
What this paper is
This is a clinical commentary, not a study. It reviews existing literature on insertional Achilles tendinopathy with Haglund's deformity and sets out the authors' proposed five-stage rehabilitation pathway after surgical removal of the deformity and debridement of the Achilles tendon, including early weight bearing for athletes whose tendon repair does not need protecting. It reports no patients of its own, no outcomes, and no comparison between protocols, so there is no finding here to act on. The five-stage programme is a reasoned proposal, not a tested intervention.
Declared interests
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The supplied text states no funding source.
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