Correspondence to Prof Dr Heinz Lohrer, Institute of Sports Medicine, Otto-Fleck-Schneise, 10, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany; lohrer{at}sport.uni-frankfurt.de Objective In contrast to posterior tibial ...

The anterior tibial artery passes through a tough connective tissue called the interosseus membrane after it splits off from the popliteal artery and moves down the leg from the knee. After passing ...

Biceps tendon tears or ruptures are often painful and frightening injuries. Although they typically occur in men of middle age or older, these injuries can also happen to younger and elderly ...

[24] It may be caused by a strain of the anterior or posterior tibialis muscles at their tibial origin ... made only after ruling out simple muscle-tendon strains, stress fractures, and chronic ...

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints be ...

But the researchers discovered that another potential reason for Lucy's slow, inefficient running may have been a differently shaped Achilles tendon and triceps surae, a group of muscles in the calf.

The subjects conducted H reflex and V wave tests, followed by muscle and tendon function tests, 30 m and CMJ tests ... The electrodes were placed in the middle of the muscle belly of the right lateral ...

There are three main types of Achilles tendon surgery: percutaneous repair, open repair, and mini-open repair. The surgery a person has depends on the type of injury and the condition of the ...

This study involved 14 healthy young men (age: 22.9 ± 2.5 years, height: 170.0 ± 5.0 cm, weight: 67.7 ± 7.8 kg) with no impairment in motor function and no history of orthopedic injury in the lower ...