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Swollen achilles from ankle to mid-calf. mri normal. doctors say they cannot see size difference. 2 pt's say they see + feel difference. what is this?
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See Specialist: who is trained in sports medicine that can evaluate why your Achilles hurts and maybe swollen. They might need to perform a diagnostic ultrasound evaluation to look at the tendons and soft tissue in real time to see what's going on.
Answered 7/12/2014
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