Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for minimally invasive treatment of Achilles tendon rupture: Prospective single-center randomized study

Table 1 Patient data summary

Parameter	Experimental group	Control group	χ2/t	P value
Sex			0.63	0.43
Male	38	33	-	-
Female	42	47	-	-
Age	37.46	36.00	0.29	0.75
BMI	23.76	23.44	0.74	0.46
Before surgery ODI	30.31	30.69	0.11	0.90
Before surgery QOL	18.16	18.83	0.34	0.74
Before surgery Barthel	30.75	31.13	0.16	0.91

Barthel: Barthel index; ODI: Oswestry disability index; QOL: Quality of life.

Table 2 Comparison of clinical indicators and complication rates between the two groups

Group	Number of cases	Postoperative bed rest duration	Length of hospital stay	Deep vein thrombosis	Infection
Control group	80	5.42 ± 2.46	7.26 ± 2.70	8 (10.00)	9 (11.25)
Experimental group	80	3.34 ± 1.77	5.40 ± 2.76	1 (0.01)	2 (0.02)
χ²	-	4.339	3.440	5.769	4.783
P value	-	0.009	0.000	0.001	0.001

Data were presented as n (%).

Table 3 Comparison of nursing satisfaction between the two groups

Group	Number of cases	Satisfied	Better	General	Inferior	Overall satisfaction
Control group	80	11 (13.75)	38 (47.50)	11 (13.75)	20 (25.00)	60 (87.50)
Experimental group	80	53 (66.25)	20 (25.00)	7 (8.75)	0 (0.00)	80 (100.00)
χ²	-	-	-	-	-	7.786
P value	-	-	-	-	-	0.005

Data were presented as n (%).

Table 4 Comparison of the rate of excellent compliance with rehabilitation exercises between the two groups

Group	Number of cases	Good compliance	Moderate compliance	Poor adherence	Compliance rate
Control group	80	20 (25.00)	32 (40.00)	28 (35.00)	52 (65.00)
Experimental group	80	59 (73.75)	20 (25.00)	1 (1.25)	79 (98.75)
χ²	-	-	-	-	6.44
P value	-	-	-	-	0.015