Short-term functional assessment of gait, plantarflexor strength, and tendon properties after Achilles tendon rupture

ATR patients, regardless of rehabilitation, exhibit deficits in gait, AT properties, and single-limb strength at 8 weeks. Though AT properties and single-limb plantarflexor isometric strength remain at a deficit at 12 weeks, bipedal plantarflexion moments are comparable between INJ and CON. Though effect size calculations suggested clinically significant differences, clear benefits of EFR compared to CR were not found.