Achilles tendon (AT) injury is an overuse injury often seen in professional and recreational athletes. It tends to affect men, particularly those in their thirties and forties, more than women, and is typically seen in people who are intermittently active. To ensure AT ruptures are identified ...
Rupture of achilles tendon Five tendons make up the Achilles tendon – the superficial digital flexor tendon, gastrocnemius, semitendinosus, gracilis and biceps femoris. The gastrocnemius is the most powerful extensor of the hock. It terminates on the proximal lateral surface of calcaneus, while the...