Whether you’re a pro or recreational athlete, these tips from a UVA doctor can help decrease your risk of a rupture.

A sports podiatrist takes us through the types of Achilles tendon injuries and their treatment.

Last of two parts. The Achilles tendon rupture is the scourge of athletes everywhere — professional and amateur, young and old, serious competitors and weekend warriors. Last week I discussed ...

Tatum is expected to make a full recovery and no timetable was given for his return, but players who have suffered similar injuries are typically sidelined for nearly a season.

Achilles tendinopathy affects athletes, recreational exercisers and even inactive people. The pathology is not inflammatory; it is a failed healing response. The source of pain in tendinopathy could ...

Tiger Woods has surgery for ruptured Achilles tendon a month before the Masters Woods posted the development on his social media accounts without saying how long he expected to be out.

Tiger Woods announced he had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, less than a month before the 2025 Masters begins.

Objective: To prospectively assess the early results of surgical treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Methods: This seven month prospective follow up study assessed the short term results of ...

The study used Mueller matrix polarimetry to assess various Achilles tendon samples, comparing injured tissues with those undergoing treatment.

Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has suffered another season-ending injury, this one a torn Achilles in his left leg. Smith got hurt Monday night in Miami’s 110-95 win over Brooklyn.

Just games after he made his return to the court, Dru Smith’s season is over. Smith sustained a torn left Achilles tendon in Monday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN’s Shams ...