title: Ultrasonographic findings in subcutaneous rupture of Achilles tendon.
abstract: Twelve patients who had suffered a subcutaneous rupture of the tendo calcaneous underwent real-time ultrasonography using a 5 MHz sectorial probe. The main findings were the disappearance of the path of the tendon, haematoma formation, and alterations of the echogenicity of the Kager's triangle.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Dymond
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capasso
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography