[Echotomography in the study of the pathology of Achilles tendon]

Achilles tendon was evaluated by B scan ultrasound in 54 cases (20 normal and 34 symptomatic subjects). The ultrasonographic features of tendon's diseases were correlated with the anatomical patterns. On the basis on their experience, the authors concluded that ultrasonography is a simple and highly accurate method for the diagnosis of Achilles tendon diseases and that it should be the initial imaging procedure.