64-year-old woman with pain, edema, difficulty walking. Tenderness to palpation over the Achilles. TENDONS: There is intermediate T1 and T2 signal intensity within a longitudinally oriented segment of fusiform swelling within the achilles tendon, consistent with Achilles tendinopathy without evidence of rupture. There is soft tissue edema within the Kager fat pad. The extensor tendons of the ankle are normal, as are the peroneus brevis and longus.LIGAMENTS: The lateral collateral ligament complex is intact. ARTICULAR SURFACES AND BONE: Bone marrow signal intensity is normal. No abnormalities of the articular surfaces of the ankle. ADDITIONAL
Achilles tendinopathy, without rupture.