title: Achilles tendon ossification and fracture.
abstract: We describe the case of a patient who had a fracture through an ossified Achilles tendon, and we illustrate a second case. Such ossification is uncommon, occurring most often after trauma or surgery. A subsequent fracture has been reported previously in only eight patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System/Hospital, Baltimore.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Resnik
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography