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(Created page with "==Background== *Normal mechanism is "pushing off" with foot ==Clinical Presentation== *Audible pop *Calf pain *Bruising *Swollen muscle")
 
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*Bruising
*Bruising
*Swollen muscle
*Swollen muscle
==DDX==
*DVT
*Achilles Tendon Rupture
*Compartment Syndrome
==Treatment==
*RICE
*NSAIDS
*Ankle/foot bracing in a position of maximal tolerable dorsiflexion
==Source==
emedicine
[[Category:Ortho]]

Revisión del 13:38 20 dic 2012

Background

  • Normal mechanism is "pushing off" with foot

Clinical Presentation

  • Audible pop
  • Calf pain
  • Bruising
  • Swollen muscle

DDX

  • DVT
  • Achilles Tendon Rupture
  • Compartment Syndrome

Treatment

  • RICE
  • NSAIDS
  • Ankle/foot bracing in a position of maximal tolerable dorsiflexion

Source

emedicine