Calcaneal Tendon Rupture
This is a free supplement to The Resident’s Manual of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures.
Patient was pushing a heavy pallet when he felt a pop in his ankle.
Subsequent MRI confirmed a “grade 3 strain and complete tear of the Achilles tendon with retraction by over 3.8 cm and associated/adjacent subcutaneous contusion/inflammation posteriorly”.