PTNarrative ReviewInternational journal of sports physical therapy2025

Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Achilles Tendon.

Phil Page, Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe

PMID 39906049

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper describes how to image the Achilles tendon and what various injuries look like on ultrasound.

It reports no patients and no outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.

What this paper is

This is a narrative review describing the sonographic anatomy of the Achilles tendon, the appearance of common pathologies on ultrasound, and imaging techniques. It contains no original patient data, no outcomes, and no comparisons of interventions, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.

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