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(Excerpted from News 9-Cable San Antonio, TX, Friday,
April 16,
2004)
New surgical procedure for diabetics
In a new surgical procedure, doctors lengthen the achilles tendon -- the cord that connects the calf muscle to the heel. Jeffrey Johnson developed the breakthrough technique at Washington University in St. Louis. "In many patients with diabetes, they get tightness in their tissues and shortness of their achilles tendon," said Johnson. A shorter tendon restricts the ankle's range of motion.
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News 9-Cable San Antonio, TX, Friday,
April 16,
2004
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