File:Achilles tendon ossification (Radiopaedia 40994-43971 Coronal bone window 8).jpg

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 40994
• Image ID: 17585819
• Image stack position: 8/29
• Plane projection: Coronal
• Aux modality: bone window
• Study findings: No osseous impingement at the ankle.  Subchondral lucency at the talar dome in keeping with the Hawkin sign, likely from disuse osteopenia or local hyperemia in this case.  Small volume ankle joint effusion. Degenerative changes at the middle and anterior subtalar, talonavicular and proximal intertarsal joints. Subluxation of the talonavicular joint. Ossification of the Achilles tendon. Haglund deformity of the calcaneus. Plantar calcaneal spur.
• Modality: CT
• System: Musculoskeletal
• Findings: Thickening and ossification of the Achilles tendon. Haglund deformity. Plantar calcaneal spur. Subchondral cysts at the calcaneo-cuboid joint.
• Published: 21st Nov 2015
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/achilles-tendon-ossification-1
• Author: Hein Els
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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