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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Achilles tendon is the biggest tendon in the human ... Eccentric exercises means strengthening the muscle while it is lengthening. Being able to do these exercises properly, so it works ...