Assertion: achilles tendon's blood supply | /r/CapableOf | predispose this area of the tendon
Facets:
value: to chronic inflammation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to possible rupture
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The area of the tendon with the poorest blood supply is approximately 2 to 6 cm above the insertion into the calcaneus.1 The blood supply diminishes with age, predisposing this area of the tendon to chronic inflammation and possible rupture.