![]() ![]() A Welch one-way ANOVA was carried out to identify any possible differences in data obtained from different types of studies. Linear regression analyses were performed to determine the trend of patient demographics over time. Published literature on Achilles tendon ruptures was searched for descriptive statistics on the demographics of patients in the studies, specifically mean and median age of Achilles tendon rupture patients, gender ratio, percentage of athletics-related injuries, percentage of smokers, and BMI. ![]() The aim of this study was to objectively show an increase in age in Achilles tendon rupture patients over time. However, there has been a general suspicion that this injury is occurring in an increasingly older population, in terms of mean age. The changing demographics of Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) patients have not fully been investigated. Ho, Gavin Tantigate, Direk Kirschenbaum, Josh Greisberg, Justin K Vosseller, J Turner Increasing age in Achilles rupture patients over time. ![]()
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