"Achilles Tendon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Tendon that connects the muscles in the back of the calf to the HEEL BONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000125
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.880.176
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| Concept/Terms |
Achilles Tendon- Achilles Tendon
- Tendon, Achilles
- Calcaneal Tendon
- Calcaneal Tendons
- Tendon, Calcaneal
- Tendons, Calcaneal
- Tendo Calcaneus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Achilles Tendon" by people in Profiles.
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Selecting the Right Patient: The Achilles Heel of COPD Clinical Trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 10 15; 206(8):1051-1052.
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Tendon and motor phenotypes in the Crtap-/- mouse model of recessive osteogenesis imperfecta. Elife. 2021 05 26; 10.
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Comparative results of percutaneous Achilles tenotomy to combined open Achilles tenotomy with posterior capsulotomy in the correction of equinus deformity in congenital talipes equinovarus. Int Orthop. 2015 Apr; 39(4):721-5.
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Weight-Bearing in the Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Jul 02; 96(13):1073-1079.
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Treatment results of late-relapsing idiopathic clubfoot previously treated with the Ponseti method. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Jun; 32(4):406-11.
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The effects of early mobilization in the healing of achilles tendon repair. Foot Ankle Int. 2000 07; 21(7):551-7.
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Open versus closed repair of the Achilles tendon: an experimental animal study. Foot Ankle Int. 1999 May; 20(5):307-13.