Title: Achilles tendon rupture<br/>Author: Brian Corwell<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/294/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Achilles tendon rupture</p>
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More common in</p>
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men, ages 30 - 40yo, s/p steroid injections, fluoroquinolone use, and episodic athletes "weekend warriors</p>
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Mechanism: usually during an athletic endeavor, sudden forced planar flexion or violent dorsiflexion of a plantar flexed foot</p>
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Location: Usually occurs 4 to 6 cm ABOVE the Achilles calcaneal insertion (hypovascular region)</p>
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Patient will report a sudden pop, gunshot like sound</p>
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History: Will report heel and calf pain and weakness/inability to walk</p>
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Physical examination: Palpable gap, weakness with plantar flexion, + Thompsons test</p>
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https://www.netterimages.com/images/vpv/000/000/007/7714-0550x0475.jpg</p>
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Consult orthopedics and splint in resting equinus</p>
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http://img.medscape.com/fullsize/migrated/408/535/mos0216.01.fig5b.jpg</p>