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A member asked:

How can a dr see how much tendon was damgd? i got stitches and they could see the tendon but it was too ragged to tell at the time the amount of damag

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Dr. Ali Saberi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

US or MRI: Ultrasounds are a great test to start with. They are cheap and easy to do. MRI's can also see tendons, but much more expensive and takes longer. Also can affect u if u happen to be claustrophobic. If not, no worries.

Answered 8/13/2014

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