achilles tendon

..are especially common, requiring surgical repair to replace shoulder rotator cuff tendons (51,000/year), achilles tendon (44,000/year), and the patellar tendon (42,000/year) to name a few...

..are especially common, requiring surgical repair to replace shoulder rotator cuff tendons (51,000/year), achilles tendon (44,000/year), and the patellar tendon (42,000/year) to name a few...

..results in altered tendon composition, ultrastructure and mechanical behavior, as well as a delay in Achilles tendon healing. Together with GDF-5, GDF-6 and GDF-7 form a subfamily of related GDF proteins...

..results in altered tendon composition, ultrastructure and mechanical behavior, as well as a delay in Achilles tendon healing. Together with GDF-5, GDF-6 and GDF-7 form a subfamily of related GDF proteins...

..Initially, the program will focus on development of an Achilles tendon actuator capable of precisely tracking a prescribed demanding force profile accompanied by potentially ..

..plantaris longus muscle-Achilles tendon. To complement the in vitro experiments I will build an equivalent computer simulation of the muscle- tendon ..

..terms of muscle force-generating capacity, maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon and aponeurosis investigated using ultrasonography, torque-angle relationship of the triceps surae muscles, ..

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..This is why burst TENS was used in a randomised study as a stimulus for the healing of the sutured Achilles tendon in 10 patients, versus 10 others who received no stimulus...

..Sports physicians should be able to identify both conditions early in their presentation, but still hold a high index of suspicion for these problems in athletes who have an acute exacerbation of ongoing tendinopathy...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: It should be investigated whether the results of operative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures can be improved by the use of a lower leg splint...

BACKGROUND: Neglected Achilles tendon rupture is a rare disorder. In this article, we discuss the results of 10 patients with neglected Achilles tendon ruptures who were treated surgically...

From 1972 - 1996 570 Achilles tendon ruptures in 565 patients were treated in the Sportklinik Stuttgart. The 499 men and 66 women had an average age of 38 years...

..the biomechanical behavior of the plantar flexor muscle-tendon unit in subjects who had ruptured their Achilles tendon. Twenty-six men and 14 women volunteered for the study...

b>Achilles tendon ruptures became increasingly common in the latter half of the 20th century. Once the diagnosis is made, the patient's goals and objectives should be clearly stated...

BACKGROUND: A few prospective controlled trials comparing early functional rehabilitation after Achilles tendon repair and non-operative immobilization have been reported...

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The reconstruction of the posterior heel including a wide defect of the Achilles tendon is difficult as a result of complicated infection, deficient soft tissue for coverage, and functional aspects and defects of the tendon itself...

..METHODS: Fifty patients with acute Achilles tendon rupture were randomized postoperatively to receive either early movement of the ankle between neutral and ..

..Open operative repair is the most common treatment for quadriceps and patellar tendon ruptures. Treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures is moving towards an individualized choice of therapy...

..In a rat Achilles tendon transection model, 1 postoperative injection resulted in increased strength after 4 weeks...

..On days 7, 14, 28 and 42, animals were sacrificed and histologic evaluations were performed on the injured Achilles tendon constructs...

..METHODS: Achilles tendon repair was studied with RSA in 10 patients with a total rupture...

..was to prospectively explore the MRI features of normal healing of the expected residual tendon gap in the Achilles tendon after percutaneous surgical repair...

..The effect of continuous early passive motion on morphologic and histologic healing following repair of Achilles tendon rupture was evaluated in comparison with cast immobilization...

We have found percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon to be a straightforward operation that can be performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis...

Bilateral Achilles tendon rupture is a rare injury. We present a case of a 59-year-old gentleman who sustained a bilateral Achilles tendon rupture when the tendon was subjected to normal physiological load...

..Clinically, graded reloading is required after immobilization to restore the tendon insertion and to reverse calcaneal disuse osteoporosis...

INTRODUCTION: One aim of the surgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures is to obtain a maximum primary stability of the sutured tendon...

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence that early, active mobilization protocols after Achilles tendon repairs increase recovery speed and strength make operative repair strength critical to positive outcomes after Achilles tendon ruptures...

This is a retrospective review of 30 consecutive patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures treated surgically by a single surgeon between 1992 and 1999. Repair was effected with a 26-gauge "pull-out" wire technique...

Although the clinical picture of an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon is clear, it remains unrecognized or falsely evaluated in up to 10% of all cases...

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of consensus regarding the best option for the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture...

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the treatment method of choice for Achilles tendon rupture, which results in the most favourable functional outcome...

We determined the incidence of complete rupture of the Achilles tendon in the Maribor region (273,609 inhabitants) between 1991 and 1996. During this period, 116 ruptures were treated at Maribor Teaching Hospital...

BACKGROUND: We evaluated 46 patients who underwent surgical repair of the Achilles tendon at our institution during a 4...

..The exact interaction of these factors cannot be explained entirely at the moment. Further studies will be necessary in order to get more information...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of a supervised active rehabilitation program following repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures using a minimally invasive suture system...

BACKGROUND: Surgical and nonsurgical treatments of Achilles tendon ruptures are available...

..recent meta-analysis of randomized trials recommended open repair for competitive athletes suffering from Achilles tendon rupture due to low re-rupture rates and recommended for all other patients percutaneous repair...

..To evaluate the functional outcomes and complications after endoscopically assisted percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon rupture...

..recent meta-analysis of randomized trials recommended open repair for competitive athletes suffering from Achilles tendon rupture due to low re-rupture rates and recommended for all other patients percutaneous repair...

..by a powerful engine, the triceps surae muscle, equiped with a very sophisticated driving belt, the unit Achilles tendon-posterior part of calcaneus bone-plantar aponeurosis, in continuity with the fibrous skeleton of the triceps ..

..Treatment was performed with primary end-to-end repair, reinforcement with cerclage wires and fresh-frozen achilles tendon augmentation for both sides.

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the long-term results of surgical treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures. METHODS: Fifteen male patients (mean age 39.5 years; range 28 to 58 years) underwent surgery for Achilles tendon ruptures...

..purpose of the present study was to describe the surgical technique for reconstruction of the tendon with an Achilles tendon allograft and to report our preliminary experience with this procedure...

BACKGROUND: The percutaneous technique for Achilles tendon repair with the Dresden instruments (pDI suture) was developed to minimize the typical problems of percutaneous Achilles tendon sutures...

BACKGROUND: Controversy regarding the optimal treatment of the fresh total Achilles tendon rupture remains. PURPOSE: To compare the results of percutaneous and open Achilles tendon repair. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2...

Ruptures of Achilles tendon are a relatively common injury. Ruptures typically occur after the age of 30 years, and are more frequent in people of middle age or older...

..This is why burst TENS was used in a randomised study as a stimulus for the healing of the sutured Achilles tendon in 9 patients, versus 9 others who received no stimulus...

INTRODUCTION: The postoperative course after Achilles tendon reconstruction is associated with a high incidence rate of infections and wound healing complications, which can lead to protracted healing process and, hence, limit the ..

..the effect of combined conservative management and pulsed ultrasound (PUS) on the repair of tenotomized Achilles tendon. Hemitenotomy of right medial Achilles tendon was performed in 48 rats without suture, and patella tenotomy ..

..of healing was examined at one, two, four, eight and 12 weeks (21 rabbits per group) after an experimental Achilles tendon rupture...

b>Achilles tendon disorders are among the more common maladies seen by sports medicine physicians...

..The purpose of this study was to review the results of reconstruction of a ruptured patellar tendon with an Achilles tendon allograft following total knee arthroplasty...

The Achilles tendon, the largest tendon in the body, is vulnerable to injury because of its limited blood supply and the combination of forces to which it is subjected...

For active patients, surgery is usually the preferred treatment for an acute Achilles tendon rupture. Classical open techniques require a long tendon exposure, which can result in damage to its blood supply and gliding structures...

OBJECTIVE: To study the cumulative incidence of Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy among former top-level athletes. DESIGN: Historical cohort study. SETTING: Finland...

..insufficiency, foot and ankle arthrofibrosis, late complications after calcaneal fracture, acute and chronic Achilles tendon rupture, insertional Achilles tendinopathy, entrapment of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve, ..