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Achilles Tendon Rupture Explained

by OrthoSurgeon Team | May 27, 2022 | Foot, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic surgeon, Sports Injury

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects your calf muscles to your heel bone and is used when you walk, run, and jump. So therefore, an Achilles tendon rupture is an injury that affects the back of your lower leg. It mainly occurs in people...

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