The 35-year-old's injury problems were sparked by a sprain of his knee and a strain of his Achilles tendon during the third round of the Masters in April.
Adding a layer of drama to the series, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has called Penguins winger Matt Cooke "a goon" after his skate slashed the Achilles tendon of Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson on Feb. 13.
It leaves Laurent Koscielny and Sebastian Squillaci as the Gunners' only fit senior central defenders, with Thomas Vermaelen still out because of an Achilles tendon problem.
To increase French misery, fly-half David Skrela was ruled out of the 21 September clash with Ireland because of a left Achilles tendon injury.
Henson sat out Tuesday afternoon's training session because of a stiff achilles tendon after playing at the weekend, but is expected to be fine for the South Africa game.
Before the game, first team coach Wally Downes denied reports defender Matthew Upson would miss the rest of the season with an Achilles tendon injury.
Saracens, last season's losing Premiership finalists, want the double Grand Slam winner to fill in for injured fly-half Derick Hougaard, who is set to miss the rest of the season with an Achilles tendon injury.
Baltimore OF Chris Dickerson strained his right Achilles tendon in the eighth inning.
He missed most of the summer and two majors in 2011 because of injuries to his left leg and Achilles tendon.
In 2006, Beckham limped off midway through the last-eight game against Portugal after sustaining a tear in his right Achilles tendon and a lesion in the ligaments of his left knee.
The first baseman didn't play until July last year while recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon sustained in the Phillies' final game of the 2011 playoffs.
Woods walked off the golf course two weeks ago in the middle of his round at Doral with tightness in his Achilles tendon.
But the 27-year-old has struggled with injuries in recent seasons, missing the entire 2008 campaign with a torn Achilles tendon, and lost his lottery funding at the end of last year.
Woods suffered injuries to his left knee and left Achilles tendon during the Masters in April and withdrew after nine holes of the Players Championship when he inflamed his leg again.
The Scarlets are also expected to cancel the contract of Kiwi open-side Daniel Braid after he ruptured his Achilles tendon last weekend, having only just announced his signing for next season from Queensland Reds.
Center Jason Spezza, who scored 34 goals last season, underwent back surgery earlier this month, and Erik Karlsson, who led all NHL defensemen with 78 points in winning the Norris Trophy, sustained a lacerated Achilles tendon last week that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
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England have a couple of other injury worries, with Kevin Pietersen and Graham Onions suffering from Achilles tendon and elbow problems respectively.
Beckham suffered World Cup heartbreak when rupturing his Achilles tendon while on loan at AC Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy, dashing his hopes of appearing in the finals for the fourth time with England.
But the player, who hails from east London, tore his Achilles tendon while on loan from LA Galaxy at AC Milan in March, and was ruled out of what would have been his fourth World Cup.
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