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Achilles tendon
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Achilles tendon
the fibrous cord that connects the muscles of the calf to the heelbone
Achilles tendon [ə′kil·ēz ′ten·dən]
(anatomy)
The tendon formed by union of the tendons of the calf muscles, the soleus and gastrocnemius, and inserted into the heel bone.
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Tendinitis is a painful inflammation of tendons and of tendon-muscle attachments to bone, usually in the shoulders, hips, Achilles tendons, or hamstrings.
Information About Achilles Tendinitis by alleysmith / Health, general community
First, patients with ruptured Achilles tendons undergo surgery where the damaged, fibrous tissue in the Achilles tendon is removed and then a new method of suturing is used where a series of single locking-loop stitches secure tendon ends to bone by tying the sutures to a staple or screw.
Repairing ruptured Achilles tendons by USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
 
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