On Feb 16, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > In my case the bottom end of my achilles wound up just below the back of my > knee ! When it snapped I could see it wiggling up the calf muscle ! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph McAllister" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front >> >> Puzzles me as well. When my bicep detached itself from my shoulder the >> surgeon told me he had to dig pretty deep into the arm with forceps to find >> the tendon so he could pull it up to it's original point of attachment. >> Takes a little while to get it stretched too. I understand the Achilles >> tendon behaves the same way, as do to varying degrees most of the muscles >> that when relaxed are stretched by opposing muscles ie: biceps / triceps.
In my case, the muscle did not contract when the rupture occurred. During surgery the orthopedist found that the tendon had become calcified at the attachment and just snapped off. While detached at the primary point of attachment, it was not completely detached. In order to make the repair he had to snip about an inch off the end of the tendon. Then in order to do the reattachment the foot had to be tipped down to bring the heel closer to the shortened tendon. He was concerned that when he took the cast off the foot would not be return to the normal position, that he'd have to bring it back gradually, that I'd have to remain on crutches a month or two longer. However, when the cast was taken off, the foot easily returned to the normal position. We attributed that to the fact that I've been doing yoga for most of my adult life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
