The Epidemiology of Tendo Achilles Rupture: A Regional Perspective
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The Tendo Achilles (TA) is the strongest tendon in the body yetit is also the most frequently ruptured [1,2]. Despite this there are currently only a few epidemiological studies evaluating the events leading up to TA rupture [3-6]. Recently studies have found that the incidence of TA rupture in industrial nations is increasing [4-9]. Many find it is due to a rise in recreational sporting activity; however epidemiological data is skewed by a propensity to capture data from sporting injury only rather than also including data concerning general population TA ruptures [3,10-12].
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