title: [Ultrasound diagnosis of the posterior tibial tendon].
abstract: Standardized sonographic delineation of the posterior tibial tendon using high-frequency ultrasonography with quantitative evaluation of the transverse section may confirm or exclude the clinical suspicion of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and can serve as a complement to magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Orthopädische Fusschirurgie, Schützenstrasse 5, 80335 München. J.Hamel@t-online.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seybold
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography