Pattern analysis of a complete Achilles tendon rupture suffered during high jump preparation in an official national-level athletic competition

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dc.contributor.authorDe la Fuente, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Campillo, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorGallardo-Fuentes, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Cristian
dc.contributor.authorBustamante, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorHenriquez, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorCarpes, Felipe P.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:02:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:02:12Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractElite athletes are subject to injuries like the Achilles tendon rupture. This injury requires a long recovery process, with no guarantee of returning to the pre-injury level. When a rupture happens during natural life, movement analysis can provide useful insights concerning patterns of rupture to understand and prevent Achilles tendon injuries. Here we determined the pattern of rupture of an Achilles tendon (AT) in an elite high-jumper athlete who ruptured an AT during the straight line running phase in preparation for a high-jump attempt. This study is a novel case report regarding a national-level elite athlete. The main outcomes were kinematics parameters obtained from video analysis. The pattern of the rupture was determined by pixel intensity and outlier analysis. The rupture occurred at 44% of the single stance. The injured leg showed a higher ankle dorsal flexion and knee-ankle ratio, and a lower knee flexion compared to contralateral leg. An eccentric pattern of rupture occurred during the transition from the mid to terminal stance phases of running. The lower knee flexion and the increased ankle dorsal flexion during the stance suggest a loss of knee-ankle coordination. This might have favoured a major elongation of Achilles tendon causing the rupture.
dc.description.funderNational Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) from Brazil
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14763141.2019.1651897
dc.identifier.eissn1752-6116
dc.identifier.issn1476-3141
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2019.1651897
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93949
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000484491300001
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final322
dc.pagina.inicio312
dc.revistaSports biomechanics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectKinematics
dc.subjectsports medicine
dc.subjectimage analysis biomechanics
dc.subjectathlete
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePattern analysis of a complete Achilles tendon rupture suffered during high jump preparation in an official national-level athletic competition
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen21
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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