Three 1-cm-wide strips are cut from the end of the graft and then placed obliquely across the Achilles tendon defect. After suturing the strips to the proximal and distal tendon stumps ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether ultrasound can correctly visualise partial ruptures of the proximal Achilles tendon. Method: This was a prospective study in which all ...

12 well-defined tendon points were summarised into 4 regions: insertion, distal midportion, proximal midportion and ... running is the only activity which has an immediate effect on the Achilles blood ...