Achilles tendon ossification

Case contributed by M Weber , 13 Feb 2009
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mohammad A. ElBeialy, 1 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .

References changed:

  • 1. Akhaddar A. Painless extensive ossification of the Achilles tendon: a diagnostic trap?. Pan Afr Med J. 2014;17: 120. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.120.3935">doi:10.11604/pamj.2014.17.120.3935</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119431">Free text at pubmed</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25120864">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • 2. Tamam C, Yildirim D, Tamam M et-al. Bilateral Achilles tendon ossification: diagnosis with ultrasonography and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. Case report. Med Ultrason. 2012;13 (4): 320-2. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22132405">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

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