People.com reports Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the NBA playoffs in May, an injury that could have been career-ending for elite athletes. Under the care of Martin J. O'Malley, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at HSS, Tatum underwent surgery and began an intensive rehabilitation program, including three hours of physical therapy and weight room training.

For a long time, an Achilles rupture signaled the end of a career for an elite athlete, explained Dr. O'Malley. It meant weeks in a full-leg cast, after which “there’d be so much atrophy in the leg, a player would never recover,” O’Malley said.

But with advances in surgery and rehab, that's no longer the case, Dr. O'Malley explained. 

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