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Achilles tendon

Achilles tendon pathologies are common. It is important to distinguish the differences between tendinosis, tendinitis, tendon rupture, mechanical enthesopathy, and inflammatory enthesitis such as in spondyloarthritis (SpA). Both mechanical and inflammatory diseases lead to pathologies in the Achilles tendon.

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Videos:

The achilles tendon Part 1: anatomy

The achilles tendon Part 2: biomechanics & pathology


Web:

Anatomy - WebMD

Achilles enthesitis - enthesitis.info

Achilles tendinitis - Mayo Clinic

Achilles tendon tear - Wheeless Online

Non-operative treatment of ruptures - Wheeless Online

Achilles tendon injuries - Medscape

Achilles peritendinitis - PubMed article


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