Unrecognised fascia/intramuscular tendon rupture
Unrecognised fascia/intramuscular tendon rupture

Running diagnosis was muscle sprain as there is not much muscle edema visible.
This was misdiagnosis as MRI shows changes in intramuscular fascia/tendon. Injury of that kind is more complex than standard soft tissue-muscle injury as amount of damage does not correspond to level of injury and patient often wrongly access the pain(it is often more felt as discomfort within a week) and return to training too soon, risking repeated injury. On following pictures(better visible in original DICOM form) even on anatomical projection marked with arrow, vagueness/ disappearance of tendon is visible, that clearly corresponds to partial rupture of tendon/fascia.

Unrecognised intramuscular injury

Injuries like these, even though look like simple sprains, require longer periods of recovery. Additional intake of amino acids (atleasr 1.5grams per kilo of body weight), vitamin C, collagen, vitamins B and D is advised.
Expected time of recovery is personally variable but patient stiffness/not lightness of calf suggests that injury has not healed completely