ArticleSports health2013
Achilles tendon rupture: risk assessment for aerial and ground athletes.
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- Analysis of Player Statistics in Major League Baseball Players Before and After Achilles Tendon Repair.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2017Article
- Percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon rupture in athletic population.Journal of orthopaedics · 2016Article
- Trends in the Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the United States Medicare Population, 2005-2011.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2014Article
- Correlation of some predisposing intrinsic conditions with the morphological integrity of the Achilles tendon.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
contextAchilles tendon (AT) rupture in athletes is increasing in incidence and accounts for one of the most devastating sports injuries because of the threat to alter or end a career. Despite the magnitude of this injury, reliable risk assessment has not been clearly defined, and prevention strategies have been limited. The purpose of this review is to identify potential intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for AT rupture in aerial and ground athletes stated in the current literature. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A MEDLINE search was conducted on AT rupture, or "injury" and "risk factors" and "athletes" from 1980 to 2011. Emphasis was placed on epidemiology, etiology, and review articles focusing on the risk for lower extremity injury in runners and gymnasts. Thirty articles were reviewed, and 22 were included in this assessment.
resultsAerial and ground athletes share many intrinsic risk factors for AT rupture, including overuse and degeneration of the tendon as well as anatomical variations that mechanically put an athlete at risk. Older athletes, athletes atypical in size for their sport, high tensile loads, leg dominance, and fatigue also may increase risk. Aerial athletes tend to have more extrinsic factors that play a role in this injury due to the varying landing surfaces from heights and technical maneuvers performed at various skill levels.
conclusionRisk assessment for AT rupture in aerial and ground athletes is multivariable and difficult in terms of developing prevention strategies. Quantitative measures of individual risk factors may help identify major contributors to injury.
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