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 ...

Characteristic changes occur in tendon structure, resulting in a tendon that is less capable of sustaining repeated tensile load. Tendon injury can occur in the mid-tendon, as in the Achilles tendon .

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2 Treatment algorithms suggest that after conservative treatment has been exhausted surgical intervention may consist of resection of the offending calcaneal spur and tendon debridement.