The Achilles tendon rupture is the scourge of athletes everywhere — professional and amateur, young and old, serious competitors and weekend warriors. Last week I discussed the definition, signs and ...

Achilles tendon rupture management encompasses a spectrum of treatment approaches ranging from conservative nonoperative strategies to advanced surgical interventions. Recent advances have focused on ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures was 20%. [6] These complications include skin necrosis, wound infection, sural ...

Achilles tendonitis is a common injury among runners and other athletes that can lead to significant limitations. Since the Achilles tendon ...

Achilles Tendon Injury: Symptoms, Types, Causes, Treatments and Prevention: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty An Achilles tendon injury involves damage to the strong band of tissue connecting the calf muscles ...

As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 golf great Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home. In 2023, Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packers quarterback, did the same in the ...

Ruptured Achilles tendon injury, surgery and recovery for Tyrese Haliburton ...

Logan Tate, DPT, and Kevin Grosshans, M.D. As fall sports kick off across Nebraska and Iowa, athletes of all levels are getting back on the field, the court and the track. With the excitement of ...

When Jayson Tatum fell to the floor at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, it was clear something was very wrong. Tatum underwent surgery to repair the tendon on Tuesday, and the team said there is ...