Achilles tendon injury


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Achilles tendon injury


Image of Achilles tendon tear

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a normal heel. Figure 2 shows a torn Achilles tendon with fluid collected at the site of the tear.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Nicola Maffulli, MD, PhD - Orthopedics
Last Updated January 30, 2007

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