Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether ultrasound can correctly visualise partial ruptures of the proximal Achilles tendon. Method: This was a prospective study in which all ...

Background: The mechanism that causes pain in chronic Achilles tendinosis is not known. However, high resolution colour Doppler ultrasound has shown that neovascularisation may be involved. Objective: ...

Enthesopathy is the inflammation of a tendon at its insertion on the bone and it can occur in many areas of the body. One dominant area that this occurs is in the Achilles tendon behind the heel ...