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Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Achilles Tendon Region
| Achilles tendon region | ||
| Term | Also Known As | Description |
| total rupture of the Achilles tendon | 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 | 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 | 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 | Acute Achilles tendinitis is intense or severe inflammation of the Achilles tendon of the back of the ankle. | |
| chronic Achilles tendinitis | 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 | 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 | Posterior impingement syndrome is abnormal pressure or entrapment between the shin bone and the highest ankle bone. | |