NBA players often retire after Achilles tear

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NBA players often retire after Achilles tear

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many professional basketball players who rupture their Achilles tendon never make it back for another season, according to a new study. Researchers also found those who suffer the heel injury and do come back tend to perform at a lower level than they did before getting hurt. "If you follow the sport you can see it's a devastating injury to these players," said Dr. Douglas Cerynik, the senior author of the study from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. ...

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