I was going down the side of a slope or facing the hill going down sideways. I was leaning into my position so my knees were far out further than my ankles. I heard a pop and my leg had a terrible pain. I had been hit by a skier passing by who was using his poles to get going faster and a pole hit my my achilles and there was so much tension in my achilles the doctor said it snapped when the point on the pole jabbed it. Is this very common or have you heard of it happening?
2006-09-08 17:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by gopackgo51 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
not a doctor, but i do work in a podiatry office. i've not heard of that, but if you want to go another direction try this great informative website, myfootshop.com, it has articles and discussion forums that may be helpful to you. use the source as direct links. good luck!
2006-09-12 06:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by gina m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Doctor, although I have a guy friend who played ball and his achilles snapped and balled up like a golf ball below the back of his knee. Not too common.
2006-09-09 01:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Dez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tendons have limited stretchability, so I would imagine that this happens more often than we hear about it.
2006-09-09 12:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by biscuitboar65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible, but never heard of it.
2006-09-09 00:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Maggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.karateathlete.com/Pages/AchillesRupture.html
2006-09-09 01:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋