Achilles tendon thickening can occur for a number of reasons. The Achilles tendon has an average AP diameter of 6 mm 1. Thickening of the tendon is when it exceeds 8 mm in AP diameter and can result from:
Achilles tendinosis/tear
post-surgical thickening
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degeneration
mucoid
hypoxic
Achilles tendon xanthoma (tends to be nodular and occurs with familial hypercholesterolemia) 2
fluoroquinolone therapy
neoplasms: rare reports of tenosynovial giant cell tumor and lymphoma
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