[Ruptures of the medial gastrocnemius muscle: diagnosis with high resolution ultrasound]
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A Dessl1, G Bodner, P Springer
1Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Universität Innsbruck.
Aim:
Evaluation of high resolution ultrasound to diagnose rupture of the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle in patients with uncharacteristic calf pain.
Method:
66 patients with clinically unclear calf pain were examined in a prospective study.
Results:
Out of 66 patients, 51 showed sonographic criteria of a partial rupture of the medial gastrocnemius head. 47 ruptures were located in musculotendineus transition zone.
Conclusion:
High resolution sonography detect minimal lesions of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in patients with clinically uncharacteristic calf pain.
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