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Operative treatment versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures: systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2019
Objectives To compare re-rupture rate, complication rate, and functional outcome after operative versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures; to compare re-rupture rate after early and late full weight bearing; to evaluate re-rupture rate ...
Yassine Ochen   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

MRI of the Achilles tendon – a comprehensive pictorial review. Part two

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Radiology Open, 2021
The most common disorder affecting the Achilles tendon is midportion tendinopathy. A focal fluid signal indicates microtears, which may progress to partial and complete rupture.
Pawel Szaro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological Changes and MRI Characteristics of the Achilles Tendon in Amateur Marathon Runners With Different Running Experience. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Foot Ankle Res
ABSTRACT Background With the escalating popularity of marathon running, Achilles tendon injuries, particularly gradual‐onset Achilles tendon injury, have become common, often causing substantial training disruptions. However, the influence of running experience on the Achilles tendon structure in amateur runners remains largely unclear.
Yao W   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effective Mechanical Advantage About the Ankle Joint and the Effect of Achilles Tendon Curvature During Toe-Walking

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
Aim: To study the causes of locomotor dysfunction, estimate muscle forces, or understand the influence of altered sarcomere and muscle properties and behaviours on whole body function, it is necessary to examine the leverage with which contractile forces
Carla Harkness-Armstrong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients with chronic Achilles tendon rupture have persistent limitations in patient‐reported function and calf muscle function one year after surgical treatment – a case series

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2022
Purpose Evaluate the one‐year postoperative outcomes in patients with Chronic Achilles tendon rupture. Methods Patients surgically treated for Chronic Achilles tendon rupture (n = 22, 14 males and 8 females, mean age 61 ± 15) were evaluated by Achilles ...
Anna Nordenholm   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasound and surgical inspection of plantaris tendon involvement in chronic painful insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a case series

open access: yesBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021
Objectives Chronic painful insertional Achilles tendinopathy is known to be difficult to manage. The diagnosis is not always easy because multiple different tissues can be involved.
Christoph Spang
doaj   +1 more source

Extracellular Vesicle‐Educated Macrophages Promote Early Achilles Tendon Healing

open access: yesStem Cells, 2019
Tendon healing follows a complex series of coordinated events, which ultimately produces a mechanically inferior tissue more scar‐like than native tendon.
C. Chamberlain   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The economic cost and patient-reported outcomes of chronic Achilles tendon ruptures

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2020
Purpose While most Achilles tendon ruptures are dramatic and diagnosed quickly, some are missed, with a risk of becoming chronic. A chronic Achilles tendon rupture is defined as a rupture that has been left untreated for more than 4 weeks. By mapping the
Niklas Nilsson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achilles Tendon Disorders

open access: yesJournal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
Abstract Disorders of the Achilles tendon, the largest tendon in the human body, are common and occur in both active and sedentary persons. A thorough history and physical examination allow primary care physicians to make an accurate diagnosis and to initiate appropriate management.
Sundeep S, Saini   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Platelet rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture: PATH-2 randomised, placebo controlled, superiority trial

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2019
Objective To determine whether an injection of platelet rich plasma improves outcomes after acute Achilles tendon rupture. Design Randomised, placebo controlled, two arm, parallel group, participant and assessor masked, superiority trial.
D. Keene   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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