title: Imaging of plantar fascia and Achilles injuries undertaken at the London 2012 Olympics.
abstract: Plantar fascia and distal Achilles injuries are common in elite athletes. Acute athletic injuries of the plantar fascia include acute plantar fasciopathy and partial or complete tears. Underlying most acute injuries is a background of underlying chronic plantar fasciopathy. Injuries may affect the central or less commonly lateral portions of the fascia and acute tears are generally proximal. Athletic Achilles injuries may occur at the mid tendon or the distal insertion, and there may be an underlying chronic tendinopathy. Acute or chronic paratendinopathy may occur as a separate entity or combined with Achilles injury. In this article, the spectrum of athletic injuries of the plantar fascia and Achilles is described, illustrated by imaging findings from the London 2012 Olympic games.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK, david.elias@nhs.net.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carne
authors.forename: Sarath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bethapudi
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Engebretsen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Budgett
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005205:Fascia / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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