Achilles Tendon Overuse Injuries
Galloway M, Jokl P, Dayton O. Achilles Tendon Overuse Injuries. Clinics In Sports Medicine 1992, 11: 771-782. PMID: 1423697, DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5919(20)30484-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOveruse injuriesAchilles tendinitisAchilles tendonRecreational athleticsTendon overuse injuriesNormal limb alignmentSpectrum of diseaseInvolved tendonsParatendinous tissueSteroid injectionSurgical debridementEccentric strengtheningIntratendinous injectionSystemic diseaseTendon changesLower extremitiesLimb alignmentMechanical malalignmentPassive stretchingPatientsStructural degenerationSuccessful returnInjuryTendonTendinitis