ABOUT twenty years ago, a new procedure for lengthening the Achilles tendon was first employed. It is known as triple hemisection. Dr. Michael Hoke, who is believed to have been the first to use ...

The NHS undertakes more than 8,000 Achilles ... the tendon lining to alleviate the swelling. At the same time, he would remove all the damaged parts of my tendon and then do a tendon lengthening ...

Objective: To prospectively investigate tendon thickness and tendon structure by ultrasonography in patients treated with eccentric calf muscle training for painful chronic Achilles tendinosis located ...