| Painful Achilles tendon is a syndrome that can affect people of all ages and activity levels. |
| Repair within three weeks of injury is recommended to avoid tendon retraction, reinjury, tendon degeneration and muscle atrophy. |
| The second patient sustained a heavy blow to the Achilles tendon from a falling metal bar 10 weeks after the initial trauma. |
| This is especially true if the rupture is in the Achilles tendon, the tendon just above the heel. |
| The tendon is attached to the back of the heel and is pulled by two muscles in the calf. |
| The patellar tendon autograft was harvested through a single midline incision. |
