Achilles Tendon Injury

Images of normal Achilles tendon and torn Achilles tendon

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.

By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	David Bardana, MD, FRCSC - Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Last Revised	January 3, 2011

Last Revised: January 3, 2011

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & David Bardana, MD, FRCSC - Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

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