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Interactive effects of joint angle, contraction state and method on estimates of achilles tendon moment arms [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 Human Kinetics, IncThe muscle-tendon moment arm is an important input parameter for musculoskeletal models. Moment arms change as a function of joint angle and contraction state and depend on the method being employed.
Blazevich, AJ, Miller, SC, Korff, T, Waugh, CM, Fath, F   +4 more
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Eccentric calf muscle exercise produces a greater acute reduction in Achilles tendon thickness than concentric exercise [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design. Setting: Institutional.
Wearing, S.C., Smeathers, J.E., Grigg, N.L.   +2 more
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Variants within the MMP3 gene are associated with achilles tendinopathy: possible interaction with the COL5A1 gene [PDF]

, 2009
Objectives: Sequence variation within the COL5A1 and TNC genes are known to associate with Achilles tendinopathy. The primary aim of this case-control genetic association study was to investigate whether variants within the matrix metalloproteinase 3 ...
Ribbans, William J, Raleigh, S M, Ribbans, W J, Smith, R K, Collins, M, Raleigh, Stuart M, Smith, R K W, Schwellnus, M P, van der Merwe, L, Ribbans, William J; id_orcid, Northampton   +10 more
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Characteristics of L-PRP preparations for treating Achilles tendon rupture within the PATH-2 study

Platelets, 2021
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous preparation that has been claimed to improve healing and mechanobiological properties of tendons both in vitro and in vivo.
Paul Harrison, Marie Didembourg, Alexander Wood, Amarpreet Devi, Robert Dinsdale, Jon Hazeldine, Joseph Alsousou, David J Keene, Philippa Hulley, Susan Wagland, Scott Parsons, Jacqueline Thompson, Christopher Byrne, Michael Maia Schlüssel, Heather O’Connor, Susan J Dutton, Sarah E Lamb, Keith Willett   +17 more
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Management of Chronic Achilles Tendon Injuries—Review of Current Protocols and Surgical Options

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2019
Chronic Achilles tendon injury is a challenging problem. A review of the different options available and their technical considerations is required. Reconstruction of the Achilles tendon depends on numerous factors such as the gap between the debrided ...
Madhu Periasamy, Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy Shanmuganathan   +2 more
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Concerning the Influence of the Iliad on the Worldview of Alexander the Great [PDF]

Hypothekai
This article examines the widely accepted scholarly view that the Iliad played a crucial role in shaping Alexander the Great’s character and his deliberate emulation of Achilles. Early accounts of his deep reverence for Homeric heritage and the heroes of
Alexander A. KLEYMEONOV
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The Achilles tendon total rupture score : a study of responsiveness, internal consistency and convergent validity on patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures [PDF]

, 2012
Background The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was developed by a research group in 2007 in response to the need for a patient reported outcome measure for this patient population.
Costa, Matthew L., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Parsons, Nicholas R., Kearney, Rebecca S., Achten, Juul, Achten, J, Lamb, Sarah, Costa, ML, Kearney Rebecca S, Achten Juul, Parsons, N, Lamb Sarah E, Parsons Nicholas, Costa Matthew L, Kearney, RS, Lamb, SE   +15 more
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Dall’Iliade al Prometeo Incatenato: Achille e Prometeo tra emotività e Necessità

Annali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere, 2023
As stressed in the past, Prometheus Bound might have been influenced by an illustrious literary model: the Iliad. The main focus of the play is the power struggle between two enraged characters.
Raffaella Cantore
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Both Radiofrequency Microtenotomy and Physical Therapy Provide Significant Improvements in Patients With Chronic Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy at a Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up. [PDF]

Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil
Purpose To evaluate a minimum 5‐year follow‐up of patients who were treated with either bipolar radiofrequency microtenotomy (RFM) or physical therapy (PT) for midportion Achilles tendinopathy between 2016 and 2018. Methods All subjects who participated in a previous randomized controlled trial (n = 38) between 2016 and 2018 were invited to fill out a ...
Jirde Ali H, Meknas K, Kartus JT, Meknas D.   +3 more
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Pro-inflammatory activity of long noncoding RNA FOXD2-AS1 in Achilles tendinopathy

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Achilles tendinopathy is a prevalent clinical problem that plagues athletes and general populations. Achilles tendon healing is a complex process, and so far, there is no successful long-term solution to Achilles tendinopathy in the field of microsurgery
Xiaoting Ke, Wenjie Zhang
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