The blood supply of the calcaneal tendon.
The microvascular anatomy of the calcaneal tendon was investigated in cadaver tendons by injection of barium sulphate and indian ink and a quantitative study of intratendinous blood supply was made, using a computer-assisted image analysis system. There was a reduction in both the number and the mean relative area of vessels in the mid-section of the tendon. This area of reduced vascularity may be of significance in the pathogenesis of rupture.
Carr
A J
AJ
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, England.
Norris
S H
SH
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000098:blood supply*; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged