ABOUT twenty years ago, a new procedure for lengthening the Achilles tendon was first employed. It is known as triple hemisection. Dr. Michael Hoke, who is believed to have been the first to use ...

Chronic tendon issues are a frequent source of pain and can limit activity. They become more common with age, weight and ...

Achilles tendon problems have been a recurring ... he would remove all the damaged parts of my tendon and then do a tendon lengthening procedure. I was admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital ...

Because some Achilles tendon ruptures are missed on the initial physical exam, many patients will present late. Although there is no consensus regarding when an acute rupture becomes a chronic or ...

In 2013, our group published a systematic review of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation programmes.1 Eccentric loading involving slow lengthening muscle contractions was, and among many ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dejounte Murray tore his right Achilles tendon in the team’s 118-116 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday night ...