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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAchilles TendonCumulative Trauma DisordersExercise TherapyHumansRunningRuptureTendon InjuriesConceptsOveruse injuriesAchilles tendinitisAchilles tendonRecreational athleticsTendon overuse injuriesNormal limb alignmentSpectrum of diseaseInvolved tendonsParatendinous tissueSteroid injectionSurgical debridementEccentric strengtheningIntratendinous injectionSystemic diseaseTendon changesLower extremitiesLimb alignmentMechanical malalignmentPassive stretchingPatientsStructural degenerationSuccessful returnInjuryTendonTendinitis