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Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Achilles Tendon Region
Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Achilles Tendon Region
| Achilles tendon region |
| Term |
Also Known As |
Description |
| total rupture of the Achilles tendon |
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A total rupture of the Achilles tendon is a tear or break in the cord-like tissue that connects the heel to muscles in the back of the lower leg. |
| partial rupture of the Achilles tendon |
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A total rupture of the Achilles tendon is an incomplete partial tear or break in the cord-like tissue that connects the heel to muscles in the back of the lower leg. |
| strain of the Achilles tendon |
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A strain of the Achilles tendon is an overstretching or tearing in the cord-like tissue that connects the heel to muscles in the back of the lower leg. |
| acute Achilles tendinitis |
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Acute Achilles tendinitis is intense or severe inflammation of the Achilles tendon of the back of the ankle. |
| chronic Achilles tendinitis |
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Chronic Achilles tendinitis is continuous or prolonged inflammation of the Achilles tendon of the back of the ankle. |
| Achilles bursitis (Retrocalcaneal bursitis) |
retrocalcaneal bursitis |
Achilles bursitis occurs when there is swelling of the protective sac at the back of the heel bone. |
| Haglund's Syndrome |
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Haglund's Syndrome is swelling of the fluid-filled cushioning sac between the heel bone and the Achilles tendon. |
| apophysitis calcaneus |
Apophysitis calcanei; Calcaneus apophysitis; Sever's Condition; Sever's Disease; and Sever-Haglund Disease |
Apophysitis calcaneus is inflammation, tenderness and pain where the part of the heel bone that sticks out (apophysis) attaches to the Achilles tendon. |
| posterior impingement syndrome |
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Posterior impingement syndrome is abnormal pressure or entrapment between the shin bone and the highest ankle bone. |
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