Randomised three-armed trial investigation of the Copenhagen Achilles tendon Rupture Treatment Algorithm (CARTA) for individualised treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture
Marianne Toft, Maria Swennergren Hansen, Jannie Dybsoe Vestergaard, Julie Jenlar, Anna Kathrine Pramming, Stefan Møller, Bjørn Slott Korvenius Nedergaard, Morten Tange Kristensen, Louise Lau Simonsen, Bjarke Viberg, Per Hölmich, Kristoffer W Barfod · 2026
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Marianne Toft and co-authors, in 2026, report a three-arm trial of the Copenhagen algorithm for personalizing Achilles tendon rupture treatment. The algorithm uses ultrasound measures to decide who needs surgery.
Three hundred adults with fresh ruptures were assigned to algorithm-guided care, non-operative care, or surgery. In the algorithm arm, surgery followed when tendon overlap fell under 25 percent or stretch passed a set mark; 64 percent were operated on. The main outcome was heel-rise work at twelve months. No clear gaps appeared on that measure. The algorithm arm cut re-ruptures sharply versus non-operative care, by 73 percent in this trial.
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| CREATOR | Marianne Toft, Maria Swennergren Hansen, Jannie Dybsoe Vestergaard, Julie Jenlar, Anna Kathrine Pramming, Stefan Møller, Bjørn Slott Korvenius Nedergaard, Morten Tange Kristensen, Louise Lau Simonsen, Bjarke Viberg, Per Hölmich, Kristoffer W Barfod |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32549 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |