Can someone help me with this? Got the MRI, waiting on a referral to the next doctor.
Background is that I had a full tear of my Achilles tendon around 2013, it was repaired surgically. I have been able to be as active as I would like to be, but my calf muscles have not got back to full strength, but not really limiting anything that I do.
Seems about once a year or so my Achilles will balloon up and then go back to normal after about 2 weeks of rest. I finally got a DR involved, and the x ray suggested an MRI to look at a partial tear, the results are below
FINDINGS:
There is no acute fracture or dislocation in the left ankle. Stieda process is noted.
Small posterior subtalar joint effusion.
There is thickening and enlargement of the Achilles tendon with intermediate grade interstitial tearing of the mid to distal portions. This tear measures approximately 5.4 cm in craniocaudal
dimension.
Additional partial tearing of these posterior superficial fibers. No full thickness Achilles tendon tear. The distal Achilles attachment is intact.
The anterior and posterior distal tibiofibular ligaments are intact.
The anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, and calcaneal fibular ligaments are intact.
The deep deltoid ligaments are intact. The tibial spring ligament is intact.
The plantar fascia is not thickened.
There is normal fat within sinus Tarsi.
IMPRESSION:
1. Thickening of the mid to distal Achilles tendon with intermediate grade interstitial tearing. Additional partial tearing of the posterior superficial fibers of the proximal Achilles tendon. No
full-thickness Achilles tear. Distal Achilles attachment is intact.
2. No acute fracture or dislocation in the left ankle. No osteochondral defect. Intact ligaments of the ankle.
Background is that I had a full tear of my Achilles tendon around 2013, it was repaired surgically. I have been able to be as active as I would like to be, but my calf muscles have not got back to full strength, but not really limiting anything that I do.
Seems about once a year or so my Achilles will balloon up and then go back to normal after about 2 weeks of rest. I finally got a DR involved, and the x ray suggested an MRI to look at a partial tear, the results are below
FINDINGS:
There is no acute fracture or dislocation in the left ankle. Stieda process is noted.
Small posterior subtalar joint effusion.
There is thickening and enlargement of the Achilles tendon with intermediate grade interstitial tearing of the mid to distal portions. This tear measures approximately 5.4 cm in craniocaudal
dimension.
Additional partial tearing of these posterior superficial fibers. No full thickness Achilles tendon tear. The distal Achilles attachment is intact.
The anterior and posterior distal tibiofibular ligaments are intact.
The anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, and calcaneal fibular ligaments are intact.
The deep deltoid ligaments are intact. The tibial spring ligament is intact.
The plantar fascia is not thickened.
There is normal fat within sinus Tarsi.
IMPRESSION:
1. Thickening of the mid to distal Achilles tendon with intermediate grade interstitial tearing. Additional partial tearing of the posterior superficial fibers of the proximal Achilles tendon. No
full-thickness Achilles tear. Distal Achilles attachment is intact.
2. No acute fracture or dislocation in the left ankle. No osteochondral defect. Intact ligaments of the ankle.