Dr. Adam Schiff of Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago talks about a new surgery to repair achilles tendon ruptures that is like knitting.
A device is used to attach sutures to the tendon, and pull the sutures outside and inside the skin. The resulting horizontal scar is much smaller than the typical vertical scar left after traditional surgery.
33-year-old star Saint Louis starting pitcher Adam Wainwright ruptured his achilles tendon last week. He did this while batting, in the process reigniting the debate about whether the National League should become like the American League and get a designated hitter for a pitcher.
From this article, I liked the below quote as I had the exact same thought right after My Achilles Tendon Rupture in 2013:
Wainwright said he knew almost immediately that something had happened to his Achilles. The tip off came when he asked manager Mike Matheny what had struck him and he was told that nothing had, a common sensation when an Achilles is injured.
Chinese track superstar and ex-110m hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang just announced his retirement. He has had numerous issues with his legs, the most significant of which was an achilles tendon rupture in 2012 when he was 29 years old. He has never fully recovered from that injury.
I mentioned him in one of the forum posts that I made in May 2014 and have now updated that post.