Chronic Pain in the Achilles Tendon
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Chronic pain in the Achilles tendon. Access to the published version may require subscription. PREFACE According to Greek mythology, the legendary warrior Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel. It is written in the Iliad that he died due to an arrow that pierced his Achilles tendon, thus the " Achilles' heel " came to symbolise a person's principal weakness. Nowadays, weakness of the Achilles tendon is increasingly gaining attention to medical specialists. INTRODUCTION Achilles tendon disorders are a common entity in middle-aged active people. With increasing sports participation in the general population, the number of overuse injuries has increased
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