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32-year-old woman with Haglund's disease. Lateral ankle radiograph shows thickening of Achilles tendon at insertion (asterisk), retrocalcaneal bursitis (curved arrowhead), and retro-Achilles bursitis (double arrows). Triad of findings is consistent with Haglund's disease.
Abnormalities of Achilles tendon. Lateral ankle radiograph of 48-year-old man shows ossified Achilles tendon caused by previous tear.
Abnormalities of Achilles tendon. Sagittal spin-echo T1-weighted image of 42-year-old man shows large area of intermediate signal in expected location of Achilles tendon, flanked superiorly and inferiorly by irregular ends of ruptured and retracted Achilles tendon.
Abnormalities of Achilles tendon. Sagittal fat-suppressed fast spin-echo T2-weighted image of 26-year-old man shows focal hyperintensity in thickened Achilles tendon, corresponding to partial tear (arrowhead) of Achilles tendon, and edema (arrow) in Kager's fat pad.
