Decades ago, a ruptured Achilles tendon was a career-ending injury. Now, athletes are not only returning but are still effective when they do. Dr. Kevin Farmer, an orthopedic surgeon and chief of sports medicine at the University of Florida, said doctors have gotten better at surgically repairing Achilles tendons. “We’re better at fixing these,” Farmer said. “A lot of people are doing what’s called an internal brace. You may have heard the term the SpeedBridge, which is where you actually attach the more proximal part of the tendon straight to the heel bone, so that you avoid that risk of lengthening. Now we can push quicker and get them back quicker.”
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