PMID: 9006758Jan 1, 1997Paper

Clinical and sonographic evaluation of the risk of rupture in the Achilles tendon

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
S NehrerF Imhof

Abstract

Chronic pain in the region of the Achilles tendon is a common problem and often a sign of progressive degeneration of the tendon which may lead to its rupture. We studied the clinical course and sonograms in 36 patients with achillodynia to find a prognostic parameter enabling us to estimate the risk of rupture. The patients were evaluated clinically for swelling and tenderness and by high-resolution real-time sonography. The sonograms were graded according to the tendon thickness as normal (< 6 mm), minimal (6-8 mm), moderate (8-10 mm) to high-grade (> 10 mm) in the sagittal diameter of the transverse section, and alterations of echotexture were described as diffuse, circumscribed, or inhomogenous. At the time of the primary investigation, we found thickening and alterations of the echotexture in 33 of 72 tendons. In 48 tendons we found pain and local or diffuse swelling in the Achilles tendon region (sensitivity 0.58, specificity 0.79). After a follow-up of 48 +/- 8 months, 7 tendons had ruptured spontaneously. Analysis of the sonograms of the patients taken prior to the rupture showed a high-grade thickening in 4 cases, moderate thickening in 2 cases, and a diameter between 6 and 8 nm in one patient. In no case did we find a...Continue Reading

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