Anatomy and Biomechanical Aspects of the Gastrocsoleus Complex

Cohen, Jose Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2009.08.006

Cited by 29 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Passive ankle dorsiflexion was measured using the methodology published by Liu and Xie. 11 The knee was extended to tension the gastrocnemius, the foot was inverted to lock the midfoot, 4,6 and the ankle of each athlete was first brought through a gentle range of motion with full passive dorsiflexion stretching performed 3 times before measurements. Given that it has been our experience that adolescent Achilles tightness is almost always localized to the gastrocnemius, 11 stretches isolating the soleus were not performed.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Routine Gastrocnemius Stretching on Ankle Dorsiflexion Flexibility and Injury Rates in High School Basketball Athletes

Knapik

LaTulip

Salata

et al. 2019

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Achilles tightness exacerbates a variety of foot and ankle conditions while increasing the risk of lower extremity injuries. The correlation between Achilles tightness and lower extremity injury rates in a young, athletic population is unknown. Purpose: To evaluate the impact of routine gastrocnemius stretching on ankle flexibility and lower extremity injury rates in youth basketball athletes. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A prospective cohort study enrolling 8 high school basketball teams (4 male teams, 4 female teams) was conducted over a 3-month sporting season. Two schools (2 male teams, 2 female teams) were assigned to a daily gastrocnemius stretching protocol. Two control schools (2 male teams, 2 female teams) followed no protocol. Passive ankle dorsiflexion was measured bilaterally in both groups at 4 time points: preseason, 1 month and 2 months after the start of the season, and postseason (3 months from the start of the season). The number of injuries sustained during the season and the number of games missed because of a lower extremity injury were recorded. Differences in dorsiflexion flexibility measurements and injury rates were analyzed between the protocol and control groups. Results: A total of 106 athletes (46 male, 60 female) were included in the study. The protocol group included 51 athletes (mean age, 15.7 ± 1.2 years) versus 55 athletes (mean age, 16.2 ± 1.0 years) in the control group. Athletes undergoing routine gastrocnemius stretching had significantly higher ankle dorsiflexion flexibility measurements compared with control athletes at all time points ( P < .05 for each time point) while also demonstrating a significant increase in dorsiflexion between the preseason and postseason time points ( P = .04). No significant difference in injury rates was appreciated between the protocol and control groups, and no difference in dorsiflexion flexibility measurements was appreciated between injured and uninjured athletes. Conclusion: The implementation of a gastrocnemius stretching protocol in youth basketball athletes increased ankle dorsiflexion over a single season without decreasing the injury incidence relative to controls in our study. Because the size of our study limited statistical power, a confirmation of the results in a larger study is required.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Routine Gastrocnemius Stretching on Ankle Dorsiflexion Flexibility and Injury Rates in High School Basketball Athletes

Knapik

LaTulip

Salata

et al. 2019

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Tendinopatias do Aquiles O tendão calcâneo é o tendão mais forte e espesso do corpo humano. 1,2 Origina-se da confluência dos músculos sóleo e gastrocnêmio (possuidor de dois ventres) e toda a unidade é denominada tríceps sural. 3 A cerca de seis centímetros (proximais) de sua inserção na tuberosidade posterior do osso calcâneo, esses ventres formam o tendão.…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

“…Sua inserção na tuberosidade é especializada, espraiada, tipo leque, com fibras que se estendem tanto no plano lateral, quanto medial e distal. 1 Essa êntese é extremamente singular e considerada por alguns autores como um órgão particular. É formada pela junção osteotendínea, coberta por uma fibrocartilagem sesamoide adjacente ao tendão, pelo periósteo dorsal da tuberosidade e pelo ápice da gordura de Kager.…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Lesões do Aquiles – Parte 1: Tendinopatias

Mansur

Fonseca

Matsunaga

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ResumoAs afecções que acometem o tendão calcâneo são extremamente comuns na população geral e no cotidiano da atenção ortopédica. Sua crescente incidência, motivada pelo envelhecimento da população, pela melhora no acesso à saúde, pelo aumento na utilização de drogas de uso contínuo, pela errática participação esportiva e outros fatores, tem causado impacto direto na sociedade. As tendinopatias, ainda que hoje respaldadas por tratamentos consolidados, carecem de suporte científico de qualidade para muitas das suas recomendações. Novas terapêuticas têm surgido com o objetivo de potencializar o resultado da abordagem não-operatória e diminuir a quantidade de pacientes que necessitam de uma cirurgia. Esses procedimentos operatórios apresentam uma boa resposta álgica e funcional dos pacientes, no entanto não são livres de complicações e dos altos custos que os cercam.

show abstract

“…This mythological passage rose the expression "Achilles' heel" widely used when referring to the weak point of a person or object. 2,3 Homer, around the 8th century BC, writes Iliad, one of the epic poems of ancient Greece, in which he narrates the events of the 51 last days of the Trojan War. In this part of the epic, he introduces the warrior Achilles, Greek hero and protagonist of the play.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Achiles: An Imortal Eponymous

Mansur

Tamaoki

2020

Acta ortop. bras.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The conditions affecting the calcaneal tendon remain extremely prevalent in the clinical practice. The search for information about these diseases in national and international scientific databases are commonly hampered in the use of search tools, requiring the use if an eponym in the strategy. Achilles, in reference to the hero of the Greek mythology, is often used by several authors in scientific publications despite the new Nomina Anatomica. Objective: This article intends to recover the history behind the use of this term, which heroically resists in the clinical discussions of everyday life in articles and textbooks. Level of Evidence V, Literature Review.

show abstract

Anatomy and Biomechanical Aspects of the Gastrocsoleus Complex

Cited by 29 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of Routine Gastrocnemius Stretching on Ankle Dorsiflexion Flexibility and Injury Rates in High School Basketball Athletes

Impact of Routine Gastrocnemius Stretching on Ankle Dorsiflexion Flexibility and Injury Rates in High School Basketball Athletes

Lesões do Aquiles – Parte 1: Tendinopatias

Achiles: An Imortal Eponymous

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About