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. 1994 Feb;23(2):127-31.
doi: 10.1007/BF00563207.

Ossification of the Achilles tendon: imaging abnormalities in 12 patients

J S Yu  1 , D Witte, D Resnick, W Pogue
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Ossification of the Achilles tendon: imaging abnormalities in 12 patients

J S Yu et al. Skeletal Radiol. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

Ossification of the Achilles tendon is a rare clinical entity that is characterized by the presence of an ossific mass contained within the fibrocartilaginous substance of the tendon. Because the radiographic features of this condition have not been documented entirely and the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings have not been determined, a review of 16 affected tendons in 12 patients was performed in an attempt to characterize the imaging abnormalities associated with this process. MR imaging was performed in three Achilles tendons which demonstrated thickening of the tendons at the level of the ossifications and a lack of intratendinous signal abnormalities compatible with acute tendinitis. Signal intensity similar to that of bone marrow was present in the ossifications.

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