One-third of NFL players with Achilles tendon injuries sidelined

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 20:21 in Health & Medicine

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (January 12, 2010) More than a third of National Football League (NFL) players who sustained an Achilles tendon injury were never able to return to professional play according to research in the current issue of Foot & Ankle Specialist. The injured players who did return to active play averaged a 50% reduction in their power ratings.

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