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The involved fibers of the Achilles tendon according to the fracture type. (A) In type III fracture, only the superficial fibers are involved with the avulsed fracture fragment (*), and the deep fibers of the Achilles tendon are intact. (B) In contrast to type III fracture, only the deep fibers are involved in type IV fracture (*avulsed portion).
