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Restoration of Strength Despite Low Stress and Abnormal Imaging after Achilles Injury

Guy Trudel, Geoffrey P. Doherty, Yoichi Koike, Nanthan Ramachandran, Martin Lecompte, Laurent Dinh, Hans K. Uhthoff

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2009 · 20 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Normal peak loads 4 wk after injury were withstood by an enlarged tendon of lower stress. These findings support progressive physical loading 4 wk after an Achilles tendon injury. T1-weighted OD constituted a marker of tendon mechanical recovery.

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