A 39-year-old man presented with a left leg injury. Three days prior to the presentation, he was playing basketball and felt a loud ‘pop’ in his ankle. He faced difficulty in ambulation due to pain and swelling in his leg. Examination No bony tenderness Thompson test: positive (Figure 1) Palpable defect in the Achilles tendon (Figure 2) The clinical examination was consistent with the presence of an Achilles tendon rupture.
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