Ultrasound diagnosis of peroneal tendon tears. A surgical correlation.

Background: Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an established diagnostic technique for the assessment of tendon injuries. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether ultrasound is effective for evaluating peroneal tendon injuries, with surgical findings used as the standard of reference.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with a suspected peroneal tendon injury were prospectively evaluated with use of dynamic ultrasound.