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Table 6 Relative efficiency of the ATRS across all time points

From: The Achilles tendon total rupture score: a study of responsiveness, internal consistency and convergent validity on patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures

Time Point

ATRS: Z statistic derived from Wilcoxon sign rank test

EQ-5D: Z statistic derived from Wilcoxon sign rank test

DRI: Z statistic derived from Wilcoxon sign rank test

Relative Efficiency ATRS versus EQ-5D

Relative Efficiency ATRS versus DRI

Pre-Injury/6 Week

-6.8

-6.5

-6.7

(-6.8/-6.5)2 = 1.1

(-6.8/-6.7)2 = 1.0

Pre Injury/3 Month

-6.7

-6.3

-6.2

(-6.7/-6.3)2 = 1.1

(-6.7/-6.2)2 = 1.2

Pre Injury/6 Month

-5.5

-4.3

-4.8

(-5.5/-4.3)2 = 2.1

(-5.5/-4.8)2 = 1.3

Pre Injury/9 Month

-4.6

-2.3

-2.8

(-4.6/-2.3)2 = 4

(-4.6/-2.8)2 = 2.7