The NHS undertakes more than 8,000 Achilles tendon repair operations a year. Here, Elizabeth Brooker, 32, a theatre nurse who lives with her husband near Penryn, Cornwall, tells us about her ...
The Bengals (2-4) are trying to work their way back from another slow start. The 1-5 Browns and their broken offense (along with fans) are hoping for some kind of improvement. Cleveland started with ...
The first is caused by excess pressure on the plantar fascia, a band of tissue that attaches the heel bone to the toes, and the second is caused by overuse of the Achillestendon, which ...
Watson's Achilles rupture was the latest in a string of similar injuries to NFL quarterbacks in recent seasons.
The "speed bridge" procedure involves anchoring the Achilles tendon to the heel bone with stitches and bone anchors.