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SM Sports Medicine & Therapy

Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Novel Approach to Diagnosis and Management

[ ISSN : 3067-9788 ]

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Received: 08-Nov-2017

Accepted: 10-Nov-2017

Published: 24-Oct-2017

Case Report | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Pastides P¹*, Babar S² and Thomas R³

1 Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, London Deanery Charing Cross Hospital, UK

2 Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Charing Cross Hospital, UK

3 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, UK

Corresponding Author:

Philip Socrates Pastides, Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, London Deanery Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK, Tel: +44-20-88366000; Email: ppastides@hotmail.com

Keywords

Retrocalcaneal irritation; MRI; Endoscopic treatment; Sports medicine

Abstract

Retrocalcaneal pain is a common presenting complaint, which can lead to severe limitation of function. It is commonly due to pathology involving the Achilles tendon or inflammation of the so called retrocalcaneal bursa. Both these sites are frequent targets of medicinal injections. In some cases though, despite these measures, the problems persist. We present a series of cases whereby the symptoms were caused by fibrotic tissue in a poorly described region between the Achilles tendon and the calcaneus. We include relevant imaging to highlight the pathology.

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Pastides P, Babar S and Thomas R. Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Novel Approach to Diagnosis and Management. SM J Sports Med Ther. 2017; 1(1): 1001.