'Snake Sign' Secondary Sign of Achilles Tendon Rupture
| Autor: | Rajesh Botchu, Steven James, R. Rajakulasingam, Vemuri Varaprasad, Hiten Panchal, A. Iqbal, Amit Shah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
Achilles tendon medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging 030229 sport sciences Anatomy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Plantar fascia Achilles tendon rupture medicine.symptom business Sign (mathematics) |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Musculoskeletal Radiology. 1:79-81 |
| DOI: | 10.25259/ijmsr_32_2019 |
| Popis: | Objective: We describe a secondary sign (Snake sign) due to lax plantar fascia in full-thickness rupture of Achilles tendon. Materials and Methods: A 100 consecutive magnetic resonance images with intact Achilles tendon and second group of 17 patients with Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) were analyzed for Snake sign and angle between the achilles tendon and plantar fascia (APA) was calculated. Results: Significant decrease in the APA (P < 0.0001) with ATR and Snake sign was present in 8 of the 17 cases in the second cohort. Conclusion: Snake sign and APA are useful secondary signs for ATR. |
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