Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Sonography (ultrasound examination)
- For the assessment of degenerative changes
- For follow-up
- To exclude a tendon rupture (tendon tear)
- X-ray examination
- The characteristic spindle-shaped thickening of the Achilles tendon is visible
- Possible calcifications of the Achilles tendon as well as bony injuries of the foot can be imaged
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – computer-assisted cross-sectional imaging method (using magnetic fields, i.e. without X-rays); particularly well suited for imaging soft tissue injuries.
- Differential diagnostics; deep layers of the Achilles tendon can be visualized.
- In the context of a preoperative diagnosis
