Background Recent investigation of human tissue and cells from positional tendons such as the rotator cuff has clarified the importance of inflammation in the development and progression of tendon ...

[6] These complications include skin necrosis, wound infection, sural neuromas, adhesions of the scar to the ... the options for soft tissue coverage over the Achilles tendon are limited.

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus university Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht university, Utrecht, The Netherlands Objective To assess whether ...

Pain in the Achilles tendon or heel is usually the result of one of three conditions: Plantar fasciitis is caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of connective tissue that runs ...

Cousins is a few months removed from undergoing surgery on his torn Achilles. On Thursday's episode of "The Pat McAfee Show," he revealed just how nasty his scar is. "I have a nice little scar.