ALLMedicine™ Achilles Tendon Injuries Center

Oct 25th, 2021 - Achilles tendon injuries are commonly treated with stability boots that secure the ankle at a specific position and aim to reduce loading of the tendon. These boots allow full weight bearing by limiting the range of movement. It is, however, unkno...

Oct 1st, 2021 - Achilles tendon injuries include inflammation of the paratenon and partial or complete tears.

Oct 1st, 2021 - Achilles tendon injuries include inflammation of the paratenon and partial or complete tears.

Sep 23rd, 2021 - Achilles tendon injuries are common in the adolescent population, particularly in individuals who participate in sports. The diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture can be missed on clinical examination in 20% to 30% of patients. In the adult literat...

Oct 30th, 2020 - Practice Essentials Pain at the posterior heel or ankle is most commonly caused by pathology at either the posterior calcaneus (at the calcaneal insertion site of the Achilles tendon) or at its associated bursae. Two bursae are located just superi...

Jul 18th, 2016 - Wise Buy, a MedPage Today series, assesses therapies -- new and old -- to determine if the treatment is not only a wise choice, but also a wise buy. Shortly after Tiger Woods announced in 2009 that he had received injections of platelet-rich plasm...