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Published on: October 27, 2023
A Step in the Right Direction: Point-of-Care Ultrasound as an Evaluation Tool of Achilles Tendon Injuries in the
Chase A Silvers1, Robert Lowe1, Eric Cortez1
1Emergency Medicine, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Abstract:
This report describes the diagnosis of an Achilles tendon tear in a female patient with an inconclusive physical exam, which was limited by the patient's body habitus. Expedient use of point-of-care ultrasound supported the diagnosis of an Achilles tear with findings of a tendinous defect, fibrous stranding, and surrounding anechoic fluid, suggestive of localized hemorrhage. The patient was splinted in plantar flexion and had prompt orthopedic referral with MRI that verified Achilles tear.
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