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Achilles tendon injury

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Image of Achilles tendon tear

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a normal heel. Figure 2 shows a torn Achilles tendon with fluid collected at the site of the tear.

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Last Updated: 01/27/2009
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