Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University La Sapienza, 00185, Rome, Italy.
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Faculty of Medicine, Keele University, Stoke On Trent, ST4 7QB, UK.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2024 Feb 9;19(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s13018-024-04560-y.
The diagnosis and management of Achilles tendon ailments continue to be widely discussed by the scientific community. Also, the nomenclature used to describe the tendinopathic lesion in patients changed over the last decades together with the evolution in the knowledge of the physiopathology of Achilles tendinopathy, and unfortunately, through ignorance and possibly laziness, confusion still abounds. To emerge from these foggy paths, some clarifications are still necessary. The present Editorial tries to clarify some of these issues.
跟腱疾病的诊断和治疗一直是科学界广泛讨论的话题。此外，过去几十年来，用于描述患者肌腱病变的术语也发生了变化，同时跟腱病生理学知识也在不断发展，但不幸的是，由于无知和可能的懒惰，仍然存在很多混淆。为了摆脱这些模糊的认识，还需要一些澄清。本期社论试图澄清其中的一些问题。
