TENDON INJURIES

(THE MOST COMMON ONES)

Achilles Tendon:

This is one of the most powerful tendons in the human body. When there is an injury to this tendon it can have significant consequences to someones walking and running. Surgery is not always necessary, sometimes when the tear is just partial a cast will heal the tendon well. Your doctor must guide you as to the correct treatment. Thankfully there are great surgical procedures repair an achilles tendon tear. There are two kinds of injuries that are most common here, the acute injury and the old injury that was either incorrectly treated or not treated at all. Click here (Achilles Reconstruction) for more information.

Posterior Tibial Tendon

Peroneal Tendons there are two of them : Peroneus Brevis and Peroneus Longus

Flexor Hallucis Longus

Flexor Digitorum Longus