A nationwide comparison of public and private treatment of Achilles tendon rupture in Finland
The distribution of public and private treatment for ATRs remained consistent during the follow-up period from 1997 to 2019. In the public sector, treatment methods became significantly more nonoperative during the study period, while no such change was observed in the private sector.
Authors
- Inari Laaksonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-4010)
- Elina Ekman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1330-7418)
- Oskari K. Leino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4345-6334)
- Markus Matilainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-2670)
- Marjukka Hallinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1420-1669)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14574969251363325
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00