Ultrasound Case: Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

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Ultrasound Case Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

• Diagnosis Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
• History None
• Findings Patient with ankle and foot pain along
  the posteriortibial tendon (arrows). The central
  arrow indicates a region where the tendon loses
  its normal fibrillar appearance, corresponding to
  focal tendonitis.
• Treatment Steroid, anti-inflammatory
  administration.

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Ultrasound Case Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

• Diagnosis Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
• History None
• Findings Arrows depict tendon sheath containing
  fluid. Lower portion of tendon inhomo-geneous.
• Treatment Steroid, anti-inflammatory
  administration.

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