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  2. Achilles tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms include the sudden onset of sharp pain in the heel. [3] A snapping sound may be heard as the tendon breaks and walking becomes difficult. [4] Rupture typically occurs as a result of a sudden bending up of the foot when the calf muscle is engaged, direct trauma, or long-standing tendonitis.

  3. Gastrocnemius muscle - Wikipedia

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    Gastrocnemius muscle. Right leg seen from behind. The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans. It is located superficial to the soleus in the posterior (back) compartment of the leg. It runs from its two heads just above the knee to the heel, extending ...

  4. Strain (injury) - Wikipedia

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    A strain is an acute or chronic soft tissue injury that occurs to a muscle, tendon, or both. The equivalent injury to a ligament is a sprain. [1] Generally, the muscle or tendon overstretches and partially tears, under more physical stress than it can withstand, often from a sudden increase in duration, intensity, or frequency of an activity.

  5. Achilles tendon - Wikipedia

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    The Achilles tendon or calcaneal tendon is attached to the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. [1][2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations] It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and ...

  6. Meniscus tear - Wikipedia

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    Orthopedics. A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae. Menisci can be torn during innocuous activities such as walking or ...

  7. Rotator cuff tear - Wikipedia

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    As part of rotator cuff tendinopathy, the tendon can thin and develop a defect. This defect is often referred to as a rotator cuff tear. Acute, traumatic rupture of the rotator cufftendonscan also occur, but is less common. Traumatic rupture of the rotator cuff usually involves the tendons of more than one muscle.

  8. Charley horse - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Sports medicine. "A charley horse " is an American term for a very painful involuntary cramp in the legs (usually located in the calf muscle) and/or foot, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a couple days. The phrase formerly referred more commonly to bruising of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh, or contusion ...

  9. Pulled hamstring - Wikipedia

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    One of the pictures was shot through a mirror. Straining of the hamstring, also known as a pulled hamstring, is defined as an excessive stretch or tear of muscle fibers and related tissues. Hamstring injuries are common in athletes participating in many sports. Track and field athletes are particularly at risk, as hamstring injuries have been ...

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