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Acute Rupture of the Achilles Tendon
Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2005Achilles tendon ruptures are common, and their incidence is increasing. The evidence for best management is controversial, and, in selected patients, conservative management and early mobilization achieves excellent results. Surgery is associated with an increased risk of superficial skin breakdown; however, modern techniques of percutaneous repair ...
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Medical Clinics of North America, 2014
Achilles tendon disorders include tendinosis, paratenonitis, insertional tendinitis, retrocalcaneal bursitis, and frank rupture. Patients present with pain and swelling in the posterior aspect of the ankle. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound are helpful in confirming the diagnosis and guiding treatment.
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Achilles tendon disorders include tendinosis, paratenonitis, insertional tendinitis, retrocalcaneal bursitis, and frank rupture. Patients present with pain and swelling in the posterior aspect of the ankle. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound are helpful in confirming the diagnosis and guiding treatment.
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ACHILLES TENDON AND MISCELLANEOUS TENDON LESIONS
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America, 1994Abnormalities of the tendons of the foot and ankle are quite common and their number seems to be increasing. Commonly involved tendons include the Achilles and peroneal tendons; the tibialis anterior and flexor hallucis longus tendons are involved less commonly. Magnetic resonance imaging is well suited to imaging these abnormalities.
Vijay P. Chandnani, Yong C. Bradley
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Rupture of the Achilles Tendon
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, 1999Achilles, the warrior and hero of Homer's Iliad, lends his name to the Achilles tendon, the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body138. Thetis, Achilles's mother, made him invulnerable to physical harm by immersing him in the river Styx after learning of a prophecy that Achilles would die in battle.
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Surgery of The Achilles’ Tendon
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2001Without question, injury to the Achilles' tendon is one of the commonest running injuries involving the lower extremity. Repair of acute and delayed ruptures is discussed. Tendonitis is by far commoner than ruptures. The pathology and conservative and surgical treatments are discussed.
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IMAGING OF THE ACHILLES' TENDON
Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2000The Achilles' tendon is amenable to imaging because of its superficial location and the presence of surrounding fat. This article reviews the ultrasound, the MR image, and the radiographic appearance of the normal and damaged tendon. The potential value to patient management is discussed for each modality.
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