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Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play
The Achilles tendon is the thickest, strongest and largest tendon in the human body, but despite its size and tensile strength, it frequently gets injured. Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs) mainly occur during sports activities, and their incidence has increased over the last few decades. Achilles ten...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7804867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467310 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5040095 |
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author | Tarantino, Domiziano Palermi, Stefano Sirico, Felice Corrado, Bruno |
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description | The Achilles tendon is the thickest, strongest and largest tendon in the human body, but despite its size and tensile strength, it frequently gets injured. Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs) mainly occur during sports activities, and their incidence has increased over the last few decades. Achilles tendon tears necessitate a prolonged recovery time, sometimes leaving long-term functional limitations. Treatment options include conservative treatment and surgical repair. There is no consensus on which is the best treatment for ATRs, and their management is still controversial. Limited scientific evidence is available for optimized rehabilitation regimen and on the course of recovery after ATRs. Furthermore, there are no universally accepted outcomes regarding the return to play (RTP) process. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review is to give an insight into the mechanism of injuries of an ATR, related principles of rehabilitation, and RTP. |
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spelling | pubmed-78048672021-01-13 Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play Tarantino, Domiziano Palermi, Stefano Sirico, Felice Corrado, Bruno J Funct Morphol Kinesiol Review The Achilles tendon is the thickest, strongest and largest tendon in the human body, but despite its size and tensile strength, it frequently gets injured. Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs) mainly occur during sports activities, and their incidence has increased over the last few decades. Achilles tendon tears necessitate a prolonged recovery time, sometimes leaving long-term functional limitations. Treatment options include conservative treatment and surgical repair. There is no consensus on which is the best treatment for ATRs, and their management is still controversial. Limited scientific evidence is available for optimized rehabilitation regimen and on the course of recovery after ATRs. Furthermore, there are no universally accepted outcomes regarding the return to play (RTP) process. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review is to give an insight into the mechanism of injuries of an ATR, related principles of rehabilitation, and RTP. MDPI 2020-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7804867/ /pubmed/33467310 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5040095 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Tarantino, Domiziano Palermi, Stefano Sirico, Felice Corrado, Bruno Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title | Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title_full | Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title_fullStr | Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title_full_unstemmed | Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title_short | Achilles Tendon Rupture: Mechanisms of Injury, Principles of Rehabilitation and Return to Play |
title_sort | achilles tendon rupture: mechanisms of injury, principles of rehabilitation and return to play |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7804867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467310 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5040095 |
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