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How does a hinged cam walker work and aid during Achilles tendon healing?
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∙ 15y ago
I have experience with the VACOcast Achilles boot (www.vacocast.com) which is hinged and can be fixed in 30 or 15 degrees of plantar flexion (toes pointing downward in order to reduce tension on the Achilles tendon). When the ankle is fixed in plantar flexion, also known as equinus, it allows the injury to heal without risk of rupture or re-rupture. As the tendon heals, the orthopedic surgeon will gradually reduce the amount of equinus until the ankle is at neutral, or 90 degrees. This safely increases the amount of tension and avoids unwanted shortening of the Achilles tendon.
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Can you have problems with your Peroneal tendon as a result or secondary of An Achilles tendon rupture?
Absolutely, the Achilles is only the main injury or the most serious injury, but you also got lots of other tendon and muscle tears and pulls all over the foot and ankle area when your Achilles went out. If the Achilles is damaged, it will probably swell at times and that is bound to cause discomfort to the area including the peroneal tendon.
Why was Achilles fighting Hector?
To put it in the simplest terms, they were simply two warriors in opposing armies who met up and did what came naturally to them as warriors: they fought. However, Achilles had a grudge against Hector, since the latter killed the former's cousin, Patroclus. The fight was short, and after Achilles defeated Hector by breaking his neck, proceeded to drag his corpse around the battlefield before letting the Trojans reclaim his body. Interestingly, Achilles was killed a short time later by Paris (Hector's brother), who shot him in the ankle with an arrow (thus giving the Achilles tendon its name).
Why is Achilles famous?
His name actually means no lips.The story is:His mother, Thetis, was of divine descent, and knew some sorcery. In order to make her son invulnerable she tried to burn him slightly. This would burn off the human, vulnerable, side of him, and leave the divine, invulnerable, side of him. However she accidentally burned off his lips, and had to reverse the procedure. Before she could do this Peleus, father of Achilles, found out what had happened and gave the boy this name.Since the burning procedure had failed Thetis did the well-known thing and dipped the boy in water from the river Styx. Doing this she held him by one heel and that tendon was later named after Achilles.
Where the phrase That's your Achilles comes from?
An 'Achilles heel' is a single, deadly weakness despite overall strength. It is named after the hero, Achilles, because he was basically invincible except for a spot on his heel; which led to his downfall. This was because his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the River Styx hanging onto his heel. In human anatomy, this part is called the 'Achilles tendon'.See 'related links' for more details.The term has come to mean any fatal flaw or tragic weakness. An interesting bit of trivia - the Indian god Krishna was also traditionally invulnerable except for a heel, and was killed by an arrow shot into his heel.A weakness or flaw: a variant of myth says that Thetis, mother of Achilles, tried to make her son invulnerable/immortal dipping him in the waters of the Styx (the river of Hades).But, as she held him by the heel, and he was not touched by the Styx's waters there - he failed to be protected.Note, however, that in the story of Achilles in the Trojan War in the Iliad, Homer does not mention this weakness of Achilles' heel.An "Achilles heel" is an idiom for something that is apparently invulnerable actually having a single point of weakness that can be exploited to win the day. It is derived from the Greek myth of Achilles which is well documented elsewhere.To "meet one's Waterloo" is an idiom for an end to an otherwise unstoppable force (from the perspective of the loser). In the case of the French general Napoleon Bonaparte he met the English general Wellington who defeated him at Waterloo and decisively ended Bonaparte's campaign.A mortal (death-dealing) weakness.Achilles' Heel is that one weak spot in an otherwise strong character or position.
Where is the nuchal ligament located in miniature donkeys?
The nuchal ligament is also referred to as the "paddywhack" in animals. This tendon is located in the midline of the neck.
The achilles tendon is in the knee or heel?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?
The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.
Is the Achilles tendon in the heel knee or toe?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
The triceps surae insert in common into the tendon?
Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
Where is the Achilles tendo located?
Achilles Tendon is located at the back of the ankle. The tough rope like tendon that joins the heel and the calf muscle is achilles tendon.
Why is my Achilles tendon hurt in the morning?
A persons Achilles tendon hurts usually after taking a run. If the Achilles tendon continues to hurt I would see a doctor.
What is the the longest tendon in the body?
The Achilles Tendon.
What is the tough connective tissue that ties the gastronomic muscle to the calcaneous muscle?
The gastrocnemius muscle is located in the posterior, or back part of the lower leg. The calcaneal tendon, more commonly known as the Achilles Tendon, is what connects the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneus bone.
What is a Achilles?
How bad is a Ruptured Achilles tendon
What is the Achilles tendon and what does it help move?
The Achilles Tendon is necessary to hold you up so you can walk.
What type of tissue is your Achilles tendon?
Achilles tendon is a fibrous connective tissue made from collagen.
It is the biggest tendon in the human body?
The Achilles Tendon
