Australia and Victorian Institute of Sport Tendon Study Group, Melbourne, Australia Background—There is no disease specific, reliable, and valid clinical measure of Achilles tendinopathy. Objective—To ...

Forty five patients with symptoms in 57 Achilles tendons were diagnosed with tendinopathy by an experienced sports medicine doctor. All patients underwent US examination (12 MHz probe) with colour and ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures was 20%. [6] These complications include skin necrosis, wound infection ...

New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will miss the remainder of the NBA season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon, ...