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J Appl Physiol 99: 1965-1971, 2005. First published August 4, 2005; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00384.2005
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Structural Achilles tendon properties in athletes subjected to different exercise modes and in Achilles tendon rupture patients

M. Kongsgaard, P. Aagaard, M. Kjaer, and S. P. Magnusson

Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Submitted 5 April 2005 ; accepted in final form 11 July 2005

The prevalence of Achilles tendon (AT) injury is high in various sports, and AT rupture patients have been reported to have a 200-fold risk of sustaining a contralateral rupture. Tendon adaptation to different exercise modes is not fully understood. The present study investigated the structural properties of the AT in male elite athletes that subject their AT to different exercise modes as well as in Achilles rupture patients. Magnetic resonance imaging of the foot and leg, anthropometric measurements, and maximal isometric plantar flexion force were obtained in 6 male AT rupture patients and 25 male elite athletes (kayak/control group n = 9, volleyball n = 8 and endurance running n = 8). AT cross-sectional area (CSA) was normalized to body mass. Runners had a larger normalized AT CSA along the entire length of the tendon compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The volleyball subjects had a larger normalized CSA compared with the control group (P < 0.05) in the area of thinnest tendon CSA. No structural differences of the AT were found in the rupture subjects compared with the control group. Rupture subjects did not subject their AT to greater force or stress during a maximal voluntary isometric plantar flexion than the other groups. The CSA of the triceps surae musculature was the strongest predictor of AT CSA (rs = 0.569, P < 0.001). This study is the first to show larger CSA in tendons that are subjected to intermittent high loads. AT rupture patients did not display differences in structural or loading properties of the tendons.

tendon rupture risk; tendon cross-sectional area; tendon loading


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: M. Kongsgaard, Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail: mk11{at}bbh.hosp.dk)




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