TOPIC: RANDOM MIX
A 32-year-old male sustains an acute Achilles tendon rupture during a basketball game. Recent high-level evidence (Level 1 randomized controlled trials) comparing operative versus non-operative management utilizing an early dynamic functional rehabilitation protocol concludes which of the following?
A
Operative repair is mandatory for patients under 40 due to a drastically lower re-rupture rate, regardless of the rehab protocol.
B
Non-operative management with functional weight-bearing rehabilitation yields comparable re-rupture rates to surgery while eliminating surgical wound complications.
C
Non-operative management consistently results in a clinically significant decrease in plantarflexion strength compared to minimally invasive surgical repair.
D
Prolonged rigid cast immobilization in equinus for 8 weeks is superior to functional bracing for tendon healing in non-operative cohorts.