Imaging of intratendinous distribution of glucocorticosteroid in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Pilot study of low-field magnetic resonance imaging correlated with ultrasound

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 664-669

  Boesen, Morten Ilum ^a   Boesen, Mikael ^a   Jensen, Karl Erik ^b   Bliddal, Henning ^a   Torp Pedersen, Søren ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Animal; Colour doppler; Glucocorticoid; Hyperaemia; Injection

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE PREPARATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SWINE; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 33846416204     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. FREDBERG, U: Local Corticosteroid Injection in Sport: Review of literature and guidelines for treatment. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1997; 7: 131-9.
2. ALFREDSON H, NORDSTROM P, PIETILA T, LORENTZON R: Bone mass in the calcaneus after heavy loaded eccentric calf-muscle training in recreational athletes with chronic achilles tendinosis. Calcif Tissue Int 1999; 64: 450-5.
3. ALFREDSON H, PIETILA T, JONSSON P, LORENTZON R: Heavy-load eccentric calf muscle training for the treatment of chronic achilles tendinosis. Am J Sports Med 1998; 26: 360-6.
4. FAHLSTROM M, JONSSON P, LORENTZON R, ALFREDSON H: Chronic achilles tendon pain treated with eccentric calf-muscle training. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2003; 11: 327-33.
5. OHBERG L, LORENTZON R, ALFREDSON H: Eccentric training in patients with chronic achilles tendinosis: normalised tendon structure and decreased thickness at follow up. Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: 8-11.
6. SIEBERT W, SEICHERT N, SIEBERT B, WIRTH CJ: What is the efficacy of "soft" and "mid" lasers in therapy of tendinopathies? A double-blind study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 1987; 106: 358-63.
7. CHEN YJ, WANG CJ, YANG KD et al.: Extracorporeal shock waves promote healing of collagenase-induced achilles tendinitis and increase TGF-beta1 and IGF-I expression. J Orthop Res 2004; 22: 854-61.
8. OHBERG L, ALFREDSON H: Sclerosing therapy in chronic achilles tendon insertional pain-results of a pilot study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2003; 11: 339-43.
9. OHBERG, L, ALFREDSON H: Ultrasound Guided Sclerosis of Neovessels in Painful Chronic Achilles Tendinosis: Pilot Study of a New Treatment. Br J Sports Med 2002; 36: 173-5.
10. KOENIG MJ, TORP-PEDERSEN S, QVISTGAARD E, TERSLEV L, BLIDDAL H: Preliminary results of colour doppler-guided intratendinous glucocorticoid injection for achilles tendonitis in five patients. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2004; 14: 100-6.
11. RASMUSSEN OS: Sonography of tendons. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2000; 10: 360-4.
12. WEINBERG EP, ADAMS MJ, HOLLENBERG GM: Color Doppler sonography of patellar tendinosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998; 171: 743-4.
13. SHALABI A: Magnetic resonance imaging in chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Acta Radiol 2004; (Suppl.):1-45.
14. ANDERSON B, KAYE S: Treatment of flexor tenosynovitis of the hand ('trigger finger') with corticosteroids. A prospective study of the response to local injection. Arch Intern Med 1991; 151: 153-6.
15. LOUIS DS, HANKIN FM, ECKENRODE JF: Cutaneous atrophy after corticosteroid injection. Am Fam Physician 1986; 33: 183-6.
16. OHBERG L, ALFREDSON H: Effects on neovascularisation behind the good results with eccentric training in chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinosis? Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2004; 12: 465-70.
17. SHALABI A, KRISTOFFERSEN-WIBERG M, ASPELIN P, MOVIN T: Immediate Achilles Tendon Response After Strength Training Evaluated by MRI. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004; 36: 1841-6.
18. ALMEKINDERS LC, TEMPLE JD: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Tendonitis: an Analysis of the Literature. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1998; 30: 1183-90.
19. PAAVOLA M, PAAKKALA T, KANNUS P, JARVINEN M: Ultrasonography in the Differential Diagnosis of Achilles Tendon Injuries and Related Disorders. A Comparison Between Pre-Operative Ultrasonography and Surgical Findings. Acta Radiol 1998; 39: 612-9.
20. RUBIN JM, BUDE RO, FOWLKES JB, SPRATT RS, CARSON PL, ADLER RS: Normalizing Fractional Moving Blood Volume Estimates With Power Doppler US: Defining a Stable Intravascular Point With the Cumulative Power Distribution Function. Radiology 1997; 205: 757-65.
21. QVISTGAARD E, ROGIND H, TORP-PEDERSEN S, TERSLEV L, DANNESKIOLD-SAMSOE B, BLIDDAL H: Quantitative Ultrasonography in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation of Inflammation by Doppler Technique. Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 690-3.
22. TERSLEV L, QVISTGAARD E, TORP-PEDERSEN S, LAETGAARD J, DANNESKIOLD-SAMSOE B, BLIDDAL H: Ultrasound and Power Doppler Findings in Jumper's Knee - Preliminary Observations. Eur J Ultrasound 2001; 13: 183-9.
23. TERSLEV L, TORP-PEDERSEN S, SAVNIK A et al.: Doppler Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Synovial Inflammation of the Hand in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Comparative Study. Arthritis Rheum 2003; 48: 2434-41.
24. TORP-PEDERSEN T, TORP-PEDERSEN S, BLIDDAL H: Diagnostic Value of Ultrasonography in Epicondylitis. Ann Intern Med 21-5-2002; 136: 781-2.
25. ALFREDSON H, OHBERG L, FORSGREN S: Is Vasculo-Neural Ingrowth the Cause of Pain in Chronic Achilles Tendinosis? An Investigation Using Ultrasonography and Colour Doppler, Immunohistochemistry, and Diagnostic Injections. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2003; 11: 334-8.
26. OHBERG L, LORENTZON R, ALFREDSON H: Neovascularisation in Achilles Tendons With Painful Tendinosis but Not in Normal Tendons: an Ultrasonographic Investigation. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2001; 9: 233-8.
27. QUINN SF, MURRAY WT, CLARK RA, COCHRAN CF: Achilles Tendon: MR Imaging at 1.5 T. Radiology 1987; 164: 767-70.