Achilles Tendon

Atypical Electrodiagnostic Findings in Scapular Winging Secondary to Multiple Neuropathies: A Case Series
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Distinguishing Devic's neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis: a case report.
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Evidence-Based Treatment of Achilles Tendinitis: Insertional vs Non-Insertional
Eric Williams, Barbara Edwards, Hung Do
Treatment of Achilles Tendinitis.ppt

Ankle and Foot Muscles
ankle_muscle.ppt

Procedures Intermediate Format: Tenorrhaphy Achilles Tendon Repair
Tenorrhaphy.ppt

Ultrasound Case: Chronic Achilles Tendonitis in Ankle
Chronic-Achilles-Tendonitis-Ankle.ppt

Muscle Fiber Configuration
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Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture Partial Patellar Tendon Tear
Kelly Davis
Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture.ppt

Botulinum Toxin Type A Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Jaw-Opening Oromandibular Dystonia
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PMR_Botox_Oromandibular_Dystonia.ppt

Serious Adverse Medication Events
John K. Amory MD
Serious Adverse Medication Events.ppt

The Ankle and Foot
AnkleFoot.ppt

Imaging of Common Injuries Encountered in Sports Medicine
Tommy McCullough
Imaging of Common Injuries.ppt

Bandaging and Taping
Bandaging and Taping.ppt

Reflex Physiology
Reflexes.ppt

Ankle and Leg Pathologies
AnkleandLegPathologies.ppt

Common Foot Problems
Garrett Post, MD
Common Foot Problems.ppt
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1. The Achilles tendon total rupture score: a study of responsiveness, internal consistency and convergent validity on patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures.
2. Outcomes and complications of operative versus non-operative treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis.
3. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using achilles tendon allograft: an assessment of outcome for patients age 30 years and older.
4. Technical note: Real-time sonoelastography evaluation of Achilles tendon.
5. Clinical and biomechanical outcome of minimal invasive and open repair of the Achilles tendon.
6. The effect of platelet rich plasma from bone marrow aspirate with added bone morphogenetic protein-2 on the Achilles tendon-bone junction in rabbits.
7. Bilateral Achilles tendon ossification: diagnosis with ultrasonography and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. Case report.
8. Fracture of ossified Achilles tendon.
9. Percutaneous & Mini Invasive Achilles tendon repair.
10. The repair of the Achilles tendon rupture: comparison of two percutaneous techniques.
11. Achilles tendon rupture: avoiding tendon lengthening during surgical repair and rehabilitation.
12. Bilateral spontaneous non-traumatic rupture of the Achilles tendon: a case report.
13. In vivo photoacoustic micro-imaging of microvascular changes for Achilles tendon injury on a mouse model.
14. Oral toxicity of pefloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin: comparison of biomechanical and histopathological effects on Achilles tendon in rats.
15. Endogenous substance P production in the Achilles tendon increases with loading in an in vivo model of tendinopathy-peptidergic elevation preceding tendinosis-like tissue changes.
16. An experimental study of low-level laser therapy in rat Achilles tendon injury.
17. Mechanical, compositional, and structural properties of the post-natal mouse Achilles tendon.
18. Does surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture cause structural changes on 15-year follow-up?
19. Conditioning of the Achilles tendon via ankle exercise improves correlations between sonographic measures of tendon thickness and body anthropometry.
20. Biomechanical properties of Achilles tendon repair augmented with a bioadhesive-coated scaffold.
21. Terminology for Achilles tendon related disorders.
22. Distal posterior tibial artery perforator flaps for the management of calcaneal and Achilles tendon injuries in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
23. Achilles tendon rupture and our experience with the Achillon device.
24. Fibrin sealant in the treatment of acute ruptures of the Achilles tendon: long-term results.
25. Direct comparison of in vivo Achilles tendon moment arms obtained from ultrasound and MR scans.
26. Temperature increases in the human achilles tendon during ultrasound treatments with commercial ultrasound gel and full-thickness and half-thickness gel pads.
27. Plyometric training effects on Achilles tendon stiffness and dissipative properties.
28. A hybrid method for computing achilles tendon moment arm using ultrasound and motion analysis.
29. In vivo mechanical response of human Achilles tendon to a single bout of hopping exercise.
30. Age-related changes in light microscopy with Sirius red technique in rat Achilles tendon.
31. Subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old female with an absence of risk factors.
32. Asymptomatic Achilles tendon pathology is associated with a central fat distribution in men and a peripheral fat distribution in women: a cross sectional study of 298 individuals.
33. Chronic Achilles tendon rupture treated with two turndown flaps and flexor hallucis longus augmentation - two-year clinical outcome.
34. Outcome following mini-invasive surgical repair of closed Achilles tendon rupture.
35. Safety and hospital costs of Achilles tendon surgery: the serendipitous impact of a randomized clinical trial.
36. Tendinopathy alters mechanical and material properties of the Achilles tendon.
37. Calcitonin effect on Achilles tendon healing. An experimental study on rabbits.
38. Chronic Achilles tendon rupture reconstruction using a modified flexor hallucis longus transfer.
39. Achilles tendon ultrasound technique.
40. Achilles tendon suture deteriorates tendon capillary blood flow with sustained tissue oxygen saturation - an animal study.
41. Isometric contractions reduce plantar flexor moment, Achilles tendon stiffness, and neuromuscular activity but remove the subsequent effects of stretch.
42. Favorable outcome of percutaneous repair of achilles tendon ruptures in the elderly.
43. Rat Achilles tendon healing: mechanical loading and gene expression.
44. The reverse Silfverskiöld test in Achilles tendon rupture.
45. Clarification of the Simmonds-Thompson test for rupture of an Achilles tendon.
46. The ruptured Achilles tendon: operative and non-operative treatment options.
47. Post-surgical care of a professional ballet dancer following calcaneal exostectomy and debridement with re-attachment of the left Achilles tendon.
48. Ultrasound of the Achilles tendon after percutaneous repair.
49. Reconstruction of the Achilles tendon and overlying soft tissue using an anteromedial thigh flap for a post-burn pes equinus deformity: a case report.
50. Neglected Achilles tendon rupture with central insertional plantaris tendon hypertrophy: two cases.
51. Quantitative characterization of the Achilles tendon in cadaveric specimens: T1 and T2* measurements using ultrashort-TE MRI at 3 T.
52. Moderate-duration static stretch reduces active and passive plantar flexor moment but not Achilles tendon stiffness or active muscle length.
53. Combination of hormone replacement therapy and high physical activity is associated with differences in Achilles tendon size in monozygotic female twin pairs.
54. Death following bilateral complete Achilles tendon rupture in a patient on fluoroquinolone therapy: a case report.
55. Ultrasonic evaluations of Achilles tendon mechanical properties poststroke.
56. Idiopathic simultaneous bilateral Achilles tendon rupture.
57. A rare case of ciprofloxacin-induced bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon.
58. Development of the human Achilles tendon enthesis organ.
59. Best cases from the AFIP: atypical imaging features of bilateral Achilles tendon xanthomatosis.
60. Comment on: "The mechanism for efficacy of eccentric loading in Achilles tendon injury: an in vivo study in humans".
61. In vivo estimation and repeatability of force-length relationship and stiffness of the human achilles tendon using phase contrast MRI.
62. The increasing incidence and difference in sex distribution of Achilles tendon rupture in Finland in 1987-1999.
63. Distinct topography of erosion and new bone formation in achilles tendon enthesitis: implications for understanding the link between inflammation and bone formation in spondylarthritis.
64. Effect of chronic unloading and rehabilitation on human Achilles tendon properties: a velocity-encoded phase-contrast MRI study.
65. Minimally invasive repair of ruptured Achilles tendon.
66. The mechanism for efficacy of eccentric loading in Achilles tendon injury; an in vivo study in humans.
67. Strained achilles tendon complicated by nocturnal dyspepsia probably caused by ibuprofen: a case report.
68. Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon.
69. Effects of estrogen on the mechanical behavior of the human Achilles tendon in vivo.
70. Aseptic drainage associated with polyglactine sutures used for repair of Achilles tendon ruptures.
71. The effect of dehydration and irrigation on the healing of Achilles tendon: an experimental study.
72. The Achilles tendon insertion is crescent-shaped: an in vitro anatomic investigation.
73. Mini-invasive surgical repair of the Achilles tendon--does it reduce post-operative morbidity?
74. Addition of nitric oxide through nitric oxide-paracetamol enhances healing rat achilles tendon.
75. A case of Achilles tendon rupture in a patient of refractory Reiter's syndrome.
76. Collagens, proteoglycans, MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMPs in human achilles tendon rupture.
77. Effects of long-term immobilization and recovery on human triceps surae and collagen turnover in the Achilles tendon in patients with healing ankle fracture.
78. The regulation of aggrecanase ADAMTS-4 expression in human Achilles tendon and tendon-derived cells.
79. What is the best way to treat and rehabilitate a ruptured achilles tendon?
80. Isolated tuberculous tenosynovitis of the Achilles tendon: a report of two cases.
81. Management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures in the United Kingdom.
82. Mechanical properties during healing of Achilles tendon ruptures to predict final outcome: a pilot Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis in 10 patients.
83. Acute Achilles tendon rupture: minimally invasive surgery versus non operative treatment, with immediate full weight bearing. Design of a randomized controlled trial.
84. Less invasive Achilles tendon reconstruction.
85. Achilles tendon after percutaneous surgical repair: serial MRI observation of uncomplicated healing.
86. Sonographically guided intratendinous injection of hyperosmolar dextrose to treat chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon: a pilot study.
87. Adipose tissue at entheses: the innervation and cell composition of the retromalleolar fat pad associated with the rat Achilles tendon.
88. Acute pulmonary embolism following Achilles tendon repair.
89. Adaptational responses of the human Achilles tendon by modulation of the applied cyclic strain magnitude.
90. Computer-based quantification of the mean Achilles tendon thickness in ultrasound images: effect of tendinosis.
91. Achilles tendon enlargement and unsteady gait.
92. Percutaneous Achilles tendon repair combined with real-time sonography.
93. Anatomy of the sural nerve in a computer-assisted model: implications for surgical minimal-invasive Achilles tendon repair.
94. Achilles tendon rupture following surgical management for tendinopathy: a case report.
95. Muscle mechanosensitive receptors close to the myotendinous junction of the Achilles tendon elicit a pressor reflex.
96. Crimp morphology in relaxed and stretched rat Achilles tendon.
97. Interactions between the human gastrocnemius muscle and the Achilles tendon during incline, level and decline locomotion.
98. The effect of running, strength, and vibration strength training on the mechanical, morphological, and biochemical properties of the Achilles tendon in rats.
99. Immediate weight-bearing is not detrimental to operatively or conservatively managed rupture of the Achilles tendon.
100. Early voluntary exercise does not promote healing in a rat model of Achilles tendon injury.
101. Repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture using a double-ended needle.
102. Primary surgical repair with the Krackow technique combined with plantaris tendon augmentation in the treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures.
103. Autoantibody titers against OxLDL are correlated with Achilles tendon thickness in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
104. Subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon and ipsilateral fracture of the medial malleolus.
105. Medium-term follow-up of Achilles tendon lengthening in the treatment of ankle equinus in cerebral palsy.
106. Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture.
107. Low-intensity tensile loading increases intratendinous glucose uptake in the Achilles tendon.
108. Chondroma of the subcutaneous bursa of the Achilles tendon.
109. Achilles tendon enthesopathy in ochronosis.
110. Expression profiling of metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in normal and degenerate human achilles tendon.
111. Structure and component alteration of rabbit Achilles tendon in tissue culture.
112. Post-surgical Achilles tendon and correlation with functional outcome: a review of 40 cases.
113. In vivo mechanical properties of the human Achilles tendon during one-legged hopping.
114. Early, active rehabilitation following mini-open repair of Achilles tendon rupture: a prospective study.
115. Partial rupture of the proximal Achilles tendon: a differential diagnostic problem in ultrasound imaging.
116. Rerupture after operation for total Achilles tendon rupture.
117. The use of Achilles tendon sonography to distinguish familial hypercholesterolemia from other genetic dyslipidemias.
118. Structural Achilles tendon properties in athletes subjected to different exercise modes and in Achilles tendon rupture patients.
119. Evaluation of the surgical results of Achilles tendon ruptures by gait analysis and isokinetic muscle strength measurements.
120. Elastic properties of human Achilles tendon are correlated to muscle strength.
121. Effect of Achilles tendon lengthening on ankle muscle performance in people with diabetes mellitus and a neuropathic plantar ulcer.
122. Difference in aftereffects following prolonged Achilles tendon vibration on muscle activity during maximal voluntary contraction among plantar flexor synergists.
123. Repair of acute rupture of the Achilles tendon: a new technique using polyester tape without external splintage.
124. Running exercises improve the strength of a partially ruptured Achilles tendon.
125. Comparison between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of achilles tendon enthesopathy in patients with psoriasis.
126. Cross-linking in collagen by nonenzymatic glycation increases the matrix stiffness in rabbit achilles tendon.
127. Metasynchronous bilateral Achilles tendon rupture.
128. Angioleiomyoma of the Achilles tendon.
129. Versican splice variant messenger RNA expression in normal human Achilles tendon and tendinopathies.
130. Levofloxacin-induced bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon: clinical and sonographic findings.
131. Effect of habitual running on human Achilles tendon load-deformation properties and cross-sectional area.
132. Increased risk of achilles tendon rupture with quinolone antibacterial use, especially in elderly patients taking oral corticosteroids.
133. Spontaneous, bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a woman with previous Achilles tendon rupture and systemic lupus erythematosus.
134. Are ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of value in assessment of Achilles tendon disorders? A two year prospective study.
135. Spontaneous Achilles tendon rupture in patients treated with levofloxacin.
136. The effect of continuous passive motion after repair of Achilles tendon ruptures: an experimental study in rabbits.
137. Review article: Treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures.
138. Contrast-enhanced magic-angle MR imaging of the Achilles tendon.
139. Fluoroquinolones and risk of Achilles tendon disorders: case-control study.
140. Common conditions of the achilles tendon.
141. Achilles tendon disease in lung transplant recipients: association with ciprofloxacin.
142. Three-dimensional reconstructions of the Achilles tendon insertion in man.
143. The relative stress on the Achilles tendon during ambulation in an ankle immobiliser: implications for rehabilitation after Achilles tendon repair.
144. Achilles tendon pain and related pathologies: diagnosis by ultrasonography.
145. Full- versus partial-thickness Achilles tendon tears: sonographic accuracy and characterization in 26 cases with surgical correlation.
146. Effects of long-term exercise on the biomechanical properties of the Achilles tendon of guinea fowl.
147. MR imaging of disorders of the Achilles tendon.
148. MR imaging of overuse injuries of the Achilles tendon.
149. The mechanism of formation of bony spurs enthesophytes in the achilles tendon.
150. Pefloxacin-induced achilles tendon toxicity in rodents: biochemical changes in proteoglycan synthesis and oxidative damage to collagen.
151. Atraumatic bilateral Achilles tendon rupture: an association of systemic steroid treatment.
152. Spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon: missed presentation of Cushing's syndrome.
153. High-resolution MR imaging of the asymptomatic Achilles tendon: new observations.
154. Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Treatment of ruptured Achilles tendon.
155. Regional differences in cell shape and gap junction expression in rat Achilles tendon: relation to fibrocartilage differentiation.
156. Are "spontaneous" Achilles tendon ruptures truly spontaneous?
157. Sonography of Achilles tendon xanthomas in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
158. Changes in Achilles tendon moment arm from rest to maximum isometric plantarflexion: in vivo observations in man.
159. Subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon.
160. Achilles tendon rupture and sciatica: a possible correlation.
161. Images in clinical medicine. Achilles'-tendon xanthoma in familial hypercholesterolemia.
162. Reactive arthritis and ruptured Achilles tendon.
163. The "short Achilles tendon" syndrome: a new entity of the diabetic foot.
164. Subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon: basic science and some aspects of clinical practice.
165. Characterization of fluoroquinolone-induced Achilles tendon toxicity in rats: comparison of toxicities of 10 fluoroquinolones and effects of anti-inflammatory compounds.
166. Management of Achilles tendon disorders. A case review.
167. Clinical tests in sports medicine, Achilles tendon rupture.
168. Clinical tests in sports medicine: more on Achilles tendon.
169. Ultrastructure of fibrocartilages at the insertion of the rat Achilles tendon.
170. Achilles tendon rupture.
171. Roentgenographic assessment of Achilles tendon rupture.
172. Surgical treatment of ruptures of the Achilles tendon: a review of long-term results.
173. Histological examination on Achilles tendon lesions induced by quinolone antibacterial agents in juvenile rats.
174. MR imaging of Achilles tendon in patients with familial hyperlipidemia: comparison with plain films, physical examination, and patients with traumatic tendon lesions.
175. Progressive management of open surgical repair of achilles tendon rupture.
176. Diagnosis of Achilles tendon xanthoma in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: MR vs sonography.
177. Latency of the Achilles tendon reflex for detection of reduced functions of the peripheral nervous system in workers exposed to lead.
178. Achilles tendon rupture: an underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment.
179. Partial and complete ruptures of the Achilles tendon and local corticosteroid injections.
180. Achilles tendon rupture: an underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment.
181. Repair of Achilles tendon ruptures with a polylactic acid implant: assessment with MR imaging.
182. Injury of the Achilles tendon: diagnosis with sonography.
183. Rupture of the Achilles tendon: a new clinical test.
184. Achilles tendon rupture in badminton.
185. Sonography of the Achilles tendon and adjacent bursae.
186. Ruptured Achilles tendon--preliminary results of a new treatment.
187. Ultrasound diagnosis of Achilles tendon pathology in runners.
188. Bilateral Achilles tendon rupture simulating peripheral neuropathy: unusual complication of steroid therapy.
189. Changes induced by ozone and ultraviolet light in type I collagen. Bovine Achilles tendon collagen versus rat tail tendon collagen.
190. Bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon in patients on steroid therapy.
191. 6 cases of familial hypercholesterolemia with spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon.
192. Complication-free Achilles tendon repair.
193. Measurement of the Achilles tendon reflex for the diagnosis of lumbosacral root compression syndromes.
194. Recurrent rupture of the achilles tendon induced by corticosteroid injection.
195. Biochemical and morphological modifications in rabbit Achilles tendon during maturation and ageing.
196. Spontaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon in a patient with gout.
197. The diagnostic value of measurement of Achilles tendon thickness by skin fold caliper for discrimination of familial hypercholesterolemia and non-familial hypercholesterolemia author's transl.
198. Parallel aging of Achilles tendon and coronary artery.
199. Post traumatic ossification of the Achilles tendon.
200. Achilles tendon thickness in familial and secondary hypercholesteremia.