title: [Ruptures of the medial gastrocnemius muscle: diagnosis with high resolution ultrasound].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of high resolution ultrasound to diagnose rupture of the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle in patients with uncharacteristic calf pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  66 patients with clinically unclear calf pain were examined in a prospective study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 66 patients, 51 showed sonographic criteria of a partial rupture of the medial gastrocnemius head. 47 ruptures were located in musculotendineus transition zone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High resolution sonography detect minimal lesions of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in patients with clinically uncharacteristic calf pain.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Universität Innsbruck.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dessl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bale
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waldenberger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jaschke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Rupturen des Musculus gastrocnemius medialis: Diagnose mittels hochauflösendem Ultraschall.