Recent randomised controlled trials have shown no difference in patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) but patients are weaker after non-operative treatment compared with operative repair. Following ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures ... Currently, percutaneous repair is favored over open operative repair only ...

Tiger Woods underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles’ tendon Tuesday morning, sidelining the 15-time major champion indefinitely and severely hampering his latest efforts to return to ...

The calf muscle in the leg tapers down and forms the Achilles’ tendon. This is the strongest tendon in the body and comes into use when we run, jump or balance our body weight on one leg.