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BMJ 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
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2008 Background Many techniques have been developed for the reconstruction of the Achilles tendon in chronic tears. In presence of a large gap (greater than 6 centimetres), tendon augmentation is required.
Gougoulias Nikolaos +3 more
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Achilles tendon surgery in clubfoot: Are long term sequelae predictable?
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2022 Congenital Clubfoot (CCF) treatment involves a surgical procedure on the Achilles tendon most of the time, i.e. tenotomy or, in selected cases, Z-plasty lengthening.
Luisella Pedrotti +5 more
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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. +15 more
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International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2022 Martin Granath,1 Pär Hedlund,1 Christoph Spang,2 Håkan Alfredson3,4 1Orthopaedic Department, Hässleholm Hospital, Hässleholm, Sweden; 2Private Orthopaedic Spine Center, Würzburg, Germany; 3Institute of Sports Exercise and Health, University College ...
Granath M +3 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 +10 more
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Subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old female with an absence of risk factors
Orthopedic Reviews, 2010 Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly.
Motoki Sonohata +7 more
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Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2013 Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in human body, but despite that, it is also one of the common ruptured tendons. When the Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) occurs, strength of calf muscles, proprioception, and postural stability always decrease.
Vaida Aleknavičiūtė-Ablonskė +1 more
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Are Sport-Specific Profiles of Tendon Stiffness and Cross-Sectional Area Determined by Structural or Functional Integrity? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The present study aimed to determine whether distinct sets of tendon properties are seen in athletes engaged in sports with contrasting requirements for tendon function and structural integrity.
Hans-Peter Wiesinger +4 more
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Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft‐Tissue Interfaces
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Sea cucumber‐inspired gelatin hydrogels are formed by directional freezing and mechanically programmed through subsequent ionic treatment. Multiscale characterization and modeling link ion‐regulated chain interactions to directional load transfer within the aligned hierarchical architecture.
Youchao Teng +20 more
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