Diagnosing Achilles Tendon Rupture with POCUS When the Thompson Test Is Inconclusive

A 64-year-old woman came to urgent care with sudden posterior ankle pain after stumbling on a curb. She couldn’t do a single-leg heel raise, and the Thompson test was inconclusive.

See how point-of-care ultrasound helped confirm a complete Achilles tendon rupture at the bedside, which findings to look for, and the pitfalls that can lead to a missed diagnosis.