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An Achilles tendon rupture is estimated to occur in a little over 1 per 10,000 people per year. Males are also over 2 times more likely to develop an Achilles tendon rupture as opposed to women. Achilles tendon rupture tends to occur most frequently between the ages of 25-40 and over 60 years of age.
The Thompson test (also called Simmonds' test or Simmonds-Thompson test) is used in lower limb examination to test for the rupture of the Achilles tendon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The patient lies face down with feet hanging off the edge of the bed.
In the 1999 opener, Vinny Testaverde, then 35, ruptured his Achilles tendon and didn’t play the rest of that season. Testaverde eventually recovered, and he helped the Jets to multiple playoff ...
The Browns said Watson will have surgery this week and miss the rest of the season but “a full recovery is expected.” Watson's injury is a blow to the Browns (1-6), who have lost five straight ...
Tendon rupture. Tendon rupture is a condition in which a tendon separates in whole or in part from tissue to which it is attached, or is itself torn or otherwise divided in whole or in part. [1] [2] Examples include: Achilles tendon rupture; Biceps tendon rupture; Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Biceps femoris tendon rupture and Quadriceps ...
The road to recovery for players coming off a torn Achilles is long and arduous. ... it takes players 9-12 months to recover from surgery for a torn Achilles. Some athletes have returned sooner ...
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. Aaron Rodgers defied conventional medicine by returning to practice just 77 days after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon.
Franklin Adin Simmonds F.R.C.S. (31 October 1910 – 14 July 1983; also known as Sam Simmonds) was a British orthopaedic surgeon for whom the Simmonds' test on rupture of the Achilles tendon is named. He also worked with the pioneering surgeon John Charnley on hip replacement surgery and became an expert in this field.