Achilles tendon disorders: etiology and epidemiology

TAH Järvinen, P Kannus, N Maffulli… - Foot and ankle …, 2005 - foot.theclinics.com
The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body. The number and incidence
of Achilles tendon overuse injuries and complete, spontaneous ruptures have increased in
the industrialized countries during the last decades because of the increased participation in
sports.