Blood Red Newsletter reported on Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike and his recent Achilles injury, featuring insight from Andrew J. Elliot, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at HSS.

“While it’s not an open fracture dislocation, it can be a devastating injury for athletes as it takes a long time to be strong enough to return to play and can leave them with a permanent amount of some weakness,” said Dr. Elliott.

“Many elite athletes have returned to a high level of play post Achilles rupture and repair. There are examples across sports – Football (Soccer), American Football, Basketball – of top players making successful returns," he continued.

“Football forwards may lose a little of their top sprint speed, but they can still be highly effective and successful competitors.”

Read the full article at bloodred.substack.com.