Achilles Tendon- Interesting Facts It is the longest and thickest tendon in the body. Taller and heavier people have thicker tendons than their smaller contemporaries. The tendon is significantly bigger in your dominant leg if you play sports regularly. It gets bigger as you get towards 50 years old. Where is the Achilles tendon? Well [...]
. . . . .Click HERE to read the whole of the postAchilles Tear Surgery In the past the patient was put in a plaster cast with the foot pointing down and it was hoped that the tendon healed well enough to provide function. Surgery was considered less suitable because there was an increase risk of infection particularly as the wound in the leg needed to be [...]
. . . . .Click HERE to read the whole of the postWhat is a ruptured Achilles Tendon? Get the Flash Player to see this content. When the Achilles Tendon tears – it goes off with a BANG! Victims of a ruptured Achilles Tendon often hear the snap and think that they have been struck on the back of the leg with an object. They are convinced [...]
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