Growing evidence has made it obvious that early intervention in patients with\nAchilles tendon rupture extensively affects the prognosis. This requires the\nuse of easily accessible imaging modalities such as ultrasound in establishing\naccurate diagnosis of tendinopathies so that early therapeutic decisions can be\nmade. Ultrasound allows for assessment of tendons in a dynamic real time\nsetting. Physicians can interact with patients and receive feedback regarding\nthe symptomatic area, and assessing the tendon from different angles while\nunder stress. It also offers a faster method to diagnose Achilles tendon rupture\nand therefore provide early intervention. Furthermore, ultrasound is a\nsafe, non-invasive, and a patient friendly method that has become less expensive,\nportable, and a faster imaging modality to diagnose tendinopathies. In\nthis paper, we review the application of ultrasound in diagnosing Achilles\ntendon rupture and comparing it with other imaging modalities, after thoroughly\nstudying the current literature.
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