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Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study
(1) Background: It is unknown which imaging parameters are associated with clinical persistent symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendons. This study used B-Mode, Power Doppler (PD-US), Ultrasound Tissue Characterization (UTC) and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to investigate which imaging parameters...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000856/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030288 |
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author | Nunes, Priscila Betsch, Marcel Fuss, Bernhard Dirrichs, Timm Tingart, Markus Quack, Valentin Gatz, Matthias |
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description | (1) Background: It is unknown which imaging parameters are associated with clinical persistent symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendons. This study used B-Mode, Power Doppler (PD-US), Ultrasound Tissue Characterization (UTC) and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to investigate which imaging parameters are associated with persistent symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendon tissue. (2) Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional, multimodal imaging study. Based on the VISA-A score, postoperative tendons were assigned to two groups: 1. asymptomatic (VISA-A ≥ 90, n = 18); 2. symptomatic (VISA-A < 90, n = 10). The following imaging parameters were analyzed: UTC (echo type I, II, III, IV), B-Mode (diameter, cross sectional area, calcification, fiber irregularity), PD-US (Öhberg score) and SWE (SWE 3 mm, SWE area) using a t-test and a Mann–Whitney U test. (3) Results: SWE and PD-US showed significantly reduced elasticity and increased neovascularization in symptomatic tendons (SWE 3 mm p = 0.031, SWE area p = 0.046, Öhberg score p < 0.001). The only significant correlation between imaging parameters and the VISA-A score was assessed for SWE 3 mm (r = 0.378; p = 0.047) and the Öhberg score (r = −0.737; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Symptomatic postoperative Achilles tendons showed increased neovascularization and lower SWE values than asymptomatic ones. Future studies should examine the diagnostic accuracy of PD-US and SWE in detecting current symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendons. |
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spelling | pubmed-80008562021-03-28 Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study Nunes, Priscila Betsch, Marcel Fuss, Bernhard Dirrichs, Timm Tingart, Markus Quack, Valentin Gatz, Matthias Healthcare (Basel) Article (1) Background: It is unknown which imaging parameters are associated with clinical persistent symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendons. This study used B-Mode, Power Doppler (PD-US), Ultrasound Tissue Characterization (UTC) and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to investigate which imaging parameters are associated with persistent symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendon tissue. (2) Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional, multimodal imaging study. Based on the VISA-A score, postoperative tendons were assigned to two groups: 1. asymptomatic (VISA-A ≥ 90, n = 18); 2. symptomatic (VISA-A < 90, n = 10). The following imaging parameters were analyzed: UTC (echo type I, II, III, IV), B-Mode (diameter, cross sectional area, calcification, fiber irregularity), PD-US (Öhberg score) and SWE (SWE 3 mm, SWE area) using a t-test and a Mann–Whitney U test. (3) Results: SWE and PD-US showed significantly reduced elasticity and increased neovascularization in symptomatic tendons (SWE 3 mm p = 0.031, SWE area p = 0.046, Öhberg score p < 0.001). The only significant correlation between imaging parameters and the VISA-A score was assessed for SWE 3 mm (r = 0.378; p = 0.047) and the Öhberg score (r = −0.737; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Symptomatic postoperative Achilles tendons showed increased neovascularization and lower SWE values than asymptomatic ones. Future studies should examine the diagnostic accuracy of PD-US and SWE in detecting current symptoms in postoperative Achilles tendons. MDPI 2021-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8000856/ /pubmed/33807841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030288 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Nunes, Priscila Betsch, Marcel Fuss, Bernhard Dirrichs, Timm Tingart, Markus Quack, Valentin Gatz, Matthias Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title | Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title_full | Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title_short | Evaluation of Current Symptoms in Postoperative Achilles Tendons: A Multimodal Ultrasound Study |
title_sort | evaluation of current symptoms in postoperative achilles tendons: a multimodal ultrasound study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000856/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030288 |
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