ReviewJournal of ultrasound2020
Post-operative MRI and US appearance of the Achilles tendons.
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- Morphology-based classification program of Achilles tendon ruptures using magnetic resonance imaging: a mapping study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Observational
- Morphological Changes One Year After Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: A Comparison of Loading Strategies.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comment on Foti et al. Identification of Achille's Tendon Tears: Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual-Energy CT with Respect to MRI.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Reply to Maffulli, N.; Spiezia, F. Comment on "Foti et al. Identification of Achille's Tendon Tears: Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual-Energy CT with Respect to MRI.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Enhanced Achilles Tendon Gliding Through Ultrasound-Guided Manual Therapy Post-surgical Repair: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Achilles tendon thickening does not affect elasticity and functional outcome after surgical repair of Achilles rupture: A retrospective study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2023Article
- Achilles Tendon Repair after Tenorraphy Imaging and the Doughnut Metaphor.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Tendon appearance at imaging may be altered, but it may not indicate pathology.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Iliotibial band reconstruction with allograft fasciae latae tissue: Imaging aspects of a novel surgical technique.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
- [Postoperative imaging of the musculoskeletal system : Clinical aspects].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
- Achilles Tendon Rupture and Dysmetabolic Diseases: A Multicentric, Epidemiologic Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Role of Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Tendon Injuries of the Ankle and Foot.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Slowed-Down Rehabilitation Following Percutaneous Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture.Foot & ankle international · 2022Article
- Ground Reaction Forces during Vertical Hops Are Correlated with the Number of Supervised Physiotherapy Visits after Achilles Tendon Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- MRI of the Achilles tendon - a comprehensive pictorial review. Part two.European journal of radiology open · 2021Review
- MRI of the Achilles tendon-A comprehensive pictorial review. Part one.European journal of radiology open · 2021Review
- Artifacts in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography: From Physics to Clinics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Differences at the Achilles Insertion Between Adults with Insertional and Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy as Observed Using Ultrasound.Muscles, ligaments and tendons journalArticle
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Abstract
The Achilles tendon is one of the most commonly ruptured tendons in the human body. Minimally invasive and open surgical repairs are commonly undertaken to manage acute Achilles ruptures. This article describes the postoperative imaging findings and their evolution after surgery. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging provide crucial information regarding the morphology, structure, vascularization and mobility of the Achilles tendon on the surrounding planes. Morphologically, a repaired tendon is physiologically larger and wider than an intact one, with a loss of its fibrillary structure; the presence of surgical material in the context of the tendon is normal after the rupture has been repaired. After surgery, the tendon is more vascularized in power-Doppler imaging. Elastography and diffusion tensor Imaging are innovative tools which allow for the visualization of microstructural abnormalities not apprehensible using conventional imaging techniques. A treated Achilles tendon is unlikely to regain a normal imaging appearance, and the health care professional must distinguish between postoperative findings and actual pathological features. In this context, clinical examination still reigns supreme.
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