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Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study

Introduction: Achilles tendon is crucial for gait, and chronic Achilles tendinopathy can have a substantial impact on an individual’s work and active involvement in physical or sports activity, and overall quality of life. Objectives: This research was to determine the macroscopic and microscopic an...

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Autores principales: Maria Francis, Yuvaraj, Taj, Sameen, G, Sankara Narayanan, Karunakaran, Balaji, CP, Kirthika, PK, Sankaran, Ravichandran, Akhilesh, Raghunath, Gunapriya, Senthilkumar, Sarah, Begum, Zareena
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Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605058
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32172
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author Maria Francis, Yuvaraj
Taj, Sameen
G, Sankara Narayanan
Karunakaran, Balaji
CP, Kirthika
PK, Sankaran
Ravichandran, Akhilesh
Raghunath, Gunapriya
Senthilkumar, Sarah
Begum, Zareena
author_facet Maria Francis, Yuvaraj
Taj, Sameen
G, Sankara Narayanan
Karunakaran, Balaji
CP, Kirthika
PK, Sankaran
Ravichandran, Akhilesh
Raghunath, Gunapriya
Senthilkumar, Sarah
Begum, Zareena
author_sort Maria Francis, Yuvaraj
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description Introduction: Achilles tendon is crucial for gait, and chronic Achilles tendinopathy can have a substantial impact on an individual’s work and active involvement in physical or sports activity, and overall quality of life. Objectives: This research was to determine the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of Achilles tendons in cadavers. Materials and methods: This experimental study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, from March to August 2022. A total of 60 formalin-perfused cadavers (38 males and 22 females) were dissected to study their morphometry (length, width, thickness) and histology. The data was tabulated in MS excel and analyzed statistically using unpaired ‘t-test and one-way ANOVA in SPSS Software 17.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: The mean length of the Achilles tendon was significantly higher in males than in females and similarly, the length on the right side was significantly higher than on the left side (p<0.005). The width and circumference were statistically higher in females than, males whereas, the histological features were similar in both males and females. Conclusion: The better understanding of Achilles tendon morphometry in cadavers always aids in the diagnosis and surgical repair of tendinopathy, rupture, and degenerative change. The knowledge will be helpful for the surgeons during the repair and reconstruction of the injured tendon.
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spelling pubmed-98081232023-01-04 Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study Maria Francis, Yuvaraj Taj, Sameen G, Sankara Narayanan Karunakaran, Balaji CP, Kirthika PK, Sankaran Ravichandran, Akhilesh Raghunath, Gunapriya Senthilkumar, Sarah Begum, Zareena Cureus Anatomy Introduction: Achilles tendon is crucial for gait, and chronic Achilles tendinopathy can have a substantial impact on an individual’s work and active involvement in physical or sports activity, and overall quality of life. Objectives: This research was to determine the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of Achilles tendons in cadavers. Materials and methods: This experimental study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, from March to August 2022. A total of 60 formalin-perfused cadavers (38 males and 22 females) were dissected to study their morphometry (length, width, thickness) and histology. The data was tabulated in MS excel and analyzed statistically using unpaired ‘t-test and one-way ANOVA in SPSS Software 17.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: The mean length of the Achilles tendon was significantly higher in males than in females and similarly, the length on the right side was significantly higher than on the left side (p<0.005). The width and circumference were statistically higher in females than, males whereas, the histological features were similar in both males and females. Conclusion: The better understanding of Achilles tendon morphometry in cadavers always aids in the diagnosis and surgical repair of tendinopathy, rupture, and degenerative change. The knowledge will be helpful for the surgeons during the repair and reconstruction of the injured tendon. Cureus 2022-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9808123/ /pubmed/36605058 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32172 Text en Copyright © 2022, Maria Francis et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Anatomy
Maria Francis, Yuvaraj
Taj, Sameen
G, Sankara Narayanan
Karunakaran, Balaji
CP, Kirthika
PK, Sankaran
Ravichandran, Akhilesh
Raghunath, Gunapriya
Senthilkumar, Sarah
Begum, Zareena
Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title_full Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title_fullStr Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title_short Morphometric Analysis of Achilles Tendon Structure and Its Significance: A Cadaveric Study
title_sort morphometric analysis of achilles tendon structure and its significance: a cadaveric study
topic Anatomy
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605058
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32172
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