Erik Karlsson suffered a 70 percent laceration of his Achilles' tendon on Wednesday night. The Senators were playing my favorite hockey team, The Pittsburgh Penguins. Hockey skates are razor sharp and Matt Cooke's skate caused the laceration. Matt Cooke has been a subject on controversy but has cleaned up his act recently. The NHL has determined that the injury was accidental (unlike some of Cooke's actions of the past). As a podiatrist, I deal with achilles injuries on a regular basis. Karlsson will likely require surgery or at a bare minimum immobilization and extensive therapy. Hockey players are not the only ones to suffer injury to the achilles tendon which is the largest tendon (muscle to bone connection) in the body. However, the Ottawa Senators certainly will miss the services of last year's Norris Trophy winner who was voted the best defenseman in the league.
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