Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
@Batman that basketball video says tear. Read the difference between tear and rupture. Rupture means completely snapped. Tear is just a tear and will still have function
Bryant completely tore his Achilles tendon and made two free throws before walking off under his own power. Even in the most vulnerable moment of his career, Kobe was defiant. He refused to let anything, even immense physical pain, defeat him.
A successful procedure is performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The following day, the surgeon speaks with Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times, describing Bryant’s rupture as typical of hundreds he has repaired over a period of 23 years. He adds that the procedure can be likened to stitching together two ends of a mop.


Surprisingly, there are no differences between a complete tear and a rupture. However, a tear can be partial or complete. An Achilles tendon injury, for instance, can be a tear or a rupture. ... The Achilles tendon is often torn or ruptured during quick movements, such as starting a race.14 Jan 2014