ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE Flashcards by Devon Gergovich | Brainscape

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History

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Sudden pain or ‘snap’ at the back of the heel

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Physical Exam

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Often palpable gap in the tendon at the level of the rupture

+ve Thompson Test

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Treatment

A

Slab in equinus (foot plantar flexed)
Contact ortho from ED

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