Fig. 3From: Repair of Achilles sleeve avulsion: a new transosseous suture techniquePreoperative and postoperative radiograph and MRI image of a patient (case 1). a Preoperative lateral ankle radiograph of a 34-year-old man who sustained a distal Achilles tendon rupture on his right lower limb 2 days before. An avulsed bone fragment was present with a 5.1-cm shift distance. Calcific spur formation was present at the tendon insertional site. b Preoperative T2-weighted MRI of the ankle demonstrated Achilles tendon rupture and retraction. c Six months after operation, T2-weighted MRI of the ankle demonstrated that Achilles tendon was attached to the calcaneus and the distal part of the Achilles tendon was enlargedBack to article page