Frank Hackl of Kernersville is a one-person window into how medicine has advanced in the treatment of ruptured Achilles tendons. He ruptured his right Achilles tendon almost 16 years ago, and in March ...
The Achilles is a broad, flat tendon that travels in a sheath from the calf muscles to the calcaneus (heel bone) at the bottom of the foot. It is designed to stretch as the ...