Achilles tendon enthesopathy
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Achillodynia is a frequent and unpleasant disease, it reduces the performance of an athlete.
- Damage to the Achilles tendon due to the disparity between the load on the tendon + its biomechanical potential
- Dystrophic changes of the tendon + its attachment to the tuber calcanei occur during overuse
- Clinically: overstretching of the tendon + pain when standing on tiptoe, with load
- Treatment: exclusion of load, Priessnitz dressings, plaster fixation, NSA overall and locally, surgery
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- GALLO, Jiří, et al. Ortopedie pro studenty lékařských a zdravotnických fakult. 1. edition. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2486-6.
