Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 shows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a normal heel and Achilles tendon. Figure 2 shows a torn Achilles tendon with fluid collected at the site of the tear.
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