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Effect of Achilles Tendon Repair on Performance Outcomes Following Return to Play in NCAA Division I Basketball Athletes

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2022
Category: Sports; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Achilles tendon ruptures are devastating injuries highly prevalent among athletes. Despite our understanding of the impact of Achilles tendon rupture in professional athletes, and in particular its ...
Blake H. Hodgens, Rafael A. Sanchez, Joseph S. Geller, Samuel R. Huntley MD, MPH, Jonathan R. Kaplan MD, Amiethab A. Aiyer MD   +5 more
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OUR APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF NEGLECTED ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURES. IS THERE A SIMPLE SOLUTION?

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2018
Introduction. Subcutaneous rupture of achilles tendon is a frequent trauma and most patients with such pathology are men of working age. Even though it is not difficult to diagnose such ruptures, especially those that need surgical treatment, there are ...
D. V. Chugaev, N. S. Konovalchuk, E. P. Sorokin, P. G. Kogan, A. I. Gudz, S. A. Lasunsky, D. V. Stafeev   +6 more
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Chronic Rupture of Achilles Tendon Caused by Haglund’s Deformity: A Case Report

Medicina, 2022
A chronic Achilles tendon rupture is a tendon rupture occurring more than 4–6 weeks after a traumatic injury. Haglund’s deformity, caused by bony abnormalities in the ankle (mostly due to osteophyte or bone spur), can cause chronic inflammation and ...
Muhammad Andry Usman, Benny Murtaza, Putu Acarya Nugraha Winangun, Dave Kennedy   +3 more
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Platelet rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture: PATH-2 randomised, placebo controlled, superiority trial

British 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, J. Alsousou, P. Harrison, P. Hulley, S. Wagland, S. Parsons, Jacqueline Y. Thompson, H. O’Connor, M. Schlüssel, S. Dutton, S. Lamb, K. Willett   +11 more
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Regional variations in incidence and treatment trends of Achilles tendon ruptures in Finland: a nationwide study

Acta Orthopaedica
Background and purpose: The aim of our study was to assess the regional variations in Achilles tendon rupture incidence and treatment methods in Finland during the period 1997–2019.
Marjukka Hallinen, Henri Sallinen, Heli Keskinen, Markus Matilainen, Elina Ekman   +4 more
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A Regenerated Achilles Tendon with Good Function One Year After Total Extirpation Due to Infection – A Case Report

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, Hedlund P, Spang C, Alfredson H   +3 more
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From Mechanoelectric Conversion to Tissue Regeneration: Translational Progress in Piezoelectric Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in piezoelectric materials for regenerative medicine, emphasizing their ability to convert mechanical stimuli into bioelectric signals that promote tissue repair. Key discussions cover the intrinsic piezoelectric properties of biological tissues, co‐stimulation cellular mechanisms for tissue regeneration, and ...
Xinyu Wang, Sílvio Terra Stefanello, Victor Shahin, Yun Qian   +3 more
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Disappointment and frustration, but long-term satisfaction: patient experiences undergoing treatment for a chronic Achilles tendon rupture—a qualitative study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2022
Background Delayed treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures is generally due to either misdiagnosis or patient delay. When the treatment is delayed more than 4 weeks, the rupture is defined as “chronic”, and almost always requires more invasive surgery and ...
Anna Nordenholm, Niklas Nilsson, Ferid Krupic, Eric Hamrin Senorski, Katarina Nilsson Helander, Olof Westin, Jón Karlsson   +6 more
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Tendon Aging: A Silent Enemy Revealed Strategies for Effective Treatment

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This review commences with the mechanism of tendon aging, mainly introducing the aging of tendons induced by oxidative stress, hyperglycemia, inflammatory response, cell apoptosis, and fatty infiltration and the association with the tendon stem/progenitor cells, aiming to explore the mechanism of aging and find related treatment methods.
Wenhui Gu, Guohua Wang, Haifeng Zhang, Yinxian Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transversal calcaneal anchored Achilles tendon reconstruction with free semitendinosus tendon autograft for acute rupture of Achilles tendon: clinical evaluation

Scientific Reports
Achilles tendon reconstruction is an effective method of repairing Achilles tendon rupture defects. We introduce a new approach for Achilles tendon reconstruction using transversal calcaneal anchored autogenous semitendinosus tendon graft.
Han Xue, Fengxu Xiao, Ruochen Li, Guangwei Wu, Zheyue Zhu, Chen Zhang, Miao Li   +6 more
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