Surgery usually involves removal of adhesions and degenerated areas and decompression of the tendon by tenotomy or measures that influence the local circulation. In this review, we concentrate on ...

Michael Hoke for lengthening the Achilles tendon has been described in detail. Difficulties arise in attempting the procedure in cases in which unsuccessful subcutaneous tenotomy has been ...

The VISA-A questionnaire is a valid, reliable, and easy to administer measure of the severity of Achilles tendinopathy and appears to be suitable for both clinical rating and quantitative research.

Pain in her Achilles tendon forced Ara to stop running ... Taylor uses percutaneous ultrasound tenotomy, or P.U.T., to break ...

Pain in her Achilles tendon forced Ara to stop running ... UCSD Sports Medicine Specialist Ken Taylor uses percutaneous ultrasound tenotomy, or PUT, to break down the diseased tendon.