The Distal Free Achilles Tendon Is Longer in People with Tendinopathy than in Controls: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Joanne H CallowMark CresswellFaraz DamjiJoshua SetoAntony J HodgsonAlexander Scott

Published in: Translational sports medicine (2022)

The MRI-defined length of the free Achilles tendon is positively associated with the risk of midportion Achilles tendinopathy. A relative lack of distal muscular buttressing of the Achilles tendon may therefore influence the development of tendinopathy.

Keyphrases

platelet rich plasma
rotator cuff

minimally invasive
magnetic resonance imaging

contrast enhanced
resistance training

magnetic resonance
body composition