Category: Orthopedics
Keywords: Achilles Tendon Rupture (PubMed Search)
Posted: 4/19/2008 by Michael Bond, MD
(Updated: 8/14/2024)
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Achilles Tendon Rupture
This addition was sent in my Dr. Andrew Milstein:
Thanks for the Orthopedics update. A few pearls for Achilles Tendon Rupture --> often these patients may present like a typical ankle sprain patient and are placed in a hallway chair. You can't do an adequate Thompson Test while someone is sitting in a chair. If you're concerned, lay them down on a stretcher to do the test.