Sonography of chronic achilles tendinopathy: A case-control study

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Leung, John L Y ^a   Griffith, James F ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Tendinopathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDINITIS; THICKNESS; VASCULARIZATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 37349071035     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20388     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Maffulli N, Khan KM, Puddu G. Overuse tendon conditions: time to change a confusing terminology. Arthroscopy 1998;14:840.
2. Kannus P. Etiology and pathophysiology of chronic tendon disorders in sports. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1997;7:78.
3. Fernandez-Palazzi F, Rivas S, Mujica P. Achilles tendonitis in ballet dancers. Clin Orthop 1990;257:257.
4. Astrom M, Rausing A. Chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A survey of surgical and histopathologic findings. Clin Orthop 1995;316:151.
5. Beeharry D, Coupe B, Benbow EW, et al. Familial hypercholesterolaemia commonly presents with Achilles tenosynovitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2006;65:312.
6. De Simone C, Guerriero C, Giampetruzzi AR, et al. Achilles tendinitis in psoriasis: clinical and sonographic findings. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;49:217.
7. Martinoli C, Derchi LE, Pastorino C, et al. Analysis of echotexture of tendons with US. Radiology 1993;186:839.
8. Gibbon WW, Cooper JR, Radcliffe GS. Distribution of sonographically detected tendon abnormalities in patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic achilles tendinosis. J Clin Ultrasound 2000;28:61.
9. Zanetti M, Metzdorf A, Kundert HP, et al. Achilles tendons: clinical relevance of neovascularization diagnosed with power Doppler US. Radiology 2003;227:556.
10. Richards PJ, Dheer AK, McCall IM. Achilles tendon (TA) size and power Doppler ultrasound (PD) changes compared to MRI: a preliminary observational study. Clin Radiol 2001;56:843.
11. Lehtinen A, Peltokallio P, Taavitsainen M. Sonography of Achilles tendon correlated to operative findings. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1994;83:322.
12. Archambault JM, Wiley JP, Bray RC, et al. Can sonography predict the outcome in patients with achillodynia? J Clin Ultrasound 1998;26:335.
13. Ying M, Yeung E, Li B, et al. Sonographic evaluation of the size of achilles tendon: the effect of exercise and dominance of the ankle. Ultrasound Med Biol 2003;29:637.
14. Robinson JM, Cook JL, Purdam C, et al. The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy. Br J Sports Med 2001;35:335.
15. Kaplan PA, Matamoros A Jr, Anderson JC. Sonography of the musculoskeletal system. Am J Roentgenol 1990;155:237.
16. Fornage BD. Achilles tendon: US examination. Radiology 1986;159:759.
17. Crass JR, van de Vegte GL, Harkavy LA. Tendon echogenicity: ex vivo study. Radiology 1988; 167:499.
18. Elliott DH. Effects of tenotomy on the growth of muscle and its tendon. Nature 1965;207:87.
19. Leadbetter WB. Cell-matrix response in tendon injury. Clin Sports Med 1992;11:533.
20. Soila K, Karjalainen PT, Aronen HJ, et al. High-resolution MR imaging of the asymptomatic Achilles tendon: new observations. Am J Roentgenol 1999;173:323.
21. O'Reilly MA, Massouh H. Pictorial review: the sonographic diagnosis of pathology in the Achilles tendon. Clin Radiol 1993;48:202.
22. Koivunen-Niemela T, Parkkola K. Anatomy of the Achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus) with respect to tendon thickness measurements. Surg Radiol Anat 1995;17:263.
23. Kallinen M, Suominen H. Ultrasonographic measurements of the Achilles tendon in elderly athletes and sedentary men. Acta Radiol 1994;35:560.
24. Jozsa L, Reffy A, Kannus P, et al. Pathological alterations in human tendons. Arch Othop Trauma Surg 1990;110:15.
25. Kannus P, Jozsa L. Histopathological changes preceding spontaneous rupture of a tendon. A controlled study of 891 patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991;73A:1507.
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.
27. Blankstein A, Cohen I, Diamant L, et al. Achilles tendon pain and related pathologies: diagnosis by ultrasonography. Isr Med Assoc J 2001;3:575.
28. Yu JS, Witte D, Resnick D, et al. Ossification of the Achilles tendon: imaging abnormalities in 12 patients. Skeletal Radiol 1994;23:127.
29. Gibbon WW, Long G. Ultrasound of the plantar aponeurosis (fascia). Skeletal Radiol 1999;28:21.