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- Title
The three-dimensional reconstruction of an Achilles tendon rupture in a professional football player reveals a multiplanar injury mechanism.
- Authors
Della Villa, Francesco; Esposito, Fabio; Busà, Mattia; Stillavato, Susanna; Zago, Matteo
- Abstract
Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) is a rare although very serious injury for football players; currently, studies on ATR in football are scant. This case report intends to firstly describe the situational pattern and three-dimensional mechanism of the ATR injury occurred to a professional football player during the last UEFA 2020 Championship. To reconstruct the full 3D joint kinematics throughout the injury action, the model-based image-matching technique was used. The key findings were: (i) ATR injury combined a sudden ankle dorsiflexion action with an internal plantarflexion moment while performing a crossover cut at high speed; (ii) a multi-planar loading occurred during the push-off phase. Level of evidence V.
- Subjects
UNION of European Football Associations; ACHILLES tendon rupture; SOCCER players; JOINT injuries; SOCCER injuries; WOUNDS &; injuries; PLANTARFLEXION
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 12, p4198
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-022-07078-0