Achilles tendon

Jacxsens, Matthijs; Weisskopf, Lukas; Valderrabano, Victor; Rosso, Claudio

Affiliations

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland

²Altius Swiss Sportmed Center, Habich Dietschy-Strasse 5A, Rheinfelden, 4310, Switzerland

³Orthopaedic Department, SWISS ORTHO CENTER, Schmerzklinik Basel, Swiss Medical Network, Basel, Switzerland

⁴Shoulder and Elbow Center, Arthro Medics, Basel, Switzerland

Abstract and keywords

Achilles tendon disorders are most common in individuals who participate in endurance sports that involve repetitive loading of the foot. The increasing incidence is correlated with an expanding participation of the population in recreational and competitive sports and is therefore one of the more common disorders seen in sports medicine. In the following chapter both acute Achilles tendon disorders such as the partial and full Achilles tendon ruptures as well as more chronic disorders such as Achilles tendinopathy is thoroughly discussed with special attention for elite sportsmen.

Keywords: Achilles tendon; Achilles tendinopathy; Achilles tendinitis; Mid-portion tendinopathy; Achilles insertional tendinopathy; Paratenonitis; Achilles tendon rupture; Achilles tendon tear; Achilles tendon repair

Links

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15735-1_20