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.