A patient experiences a ruptured Achilles tendon during a basketball game. Which compensatory biomechanical adaptation is most likely to occur acutely to maintain propulsion?

💡 Explanation

When the Achilles tendon ruptures, plantarflexion is severely impaired; therefore, propulsion relies more on hip flexors to compensate. The body uses alternative strategies because the normal ankle plantarflexion mechanism is disrupted, rather than enhancing already compromised plantarflexion or reducing dorsiflexion, or affecting the contralateral leg.

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