ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal
Real-time sonoelastography: principles and clinical applications in tendon disorders. A systematic review.
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- Ultrasonic strain elastography for detecting abnormalities in the supraspinatus tendon: an intra- and inter-rater reliability study.BMJ open · 2019Trial
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- Padua Days on Muscle and Mobility Medicine, March 25-29, 2025, Hotel Petrarca, Euganean Thermae, Italy: Program and Abstracts.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of Running on Shear Wave Elastography Measures of the Achilles Tendon and Calf Muscles in Professional Female Handball and Volleyball Players.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mid- and Long-Term Results Using 448 kHz Stimulation on the Elasticity of the Supraspinatus Tendon Measured by Quantitative Ultrasound Elastographyin Badminton Professionals: Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial with Nine Months of Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on the Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Serial Ultrasonographic and Real-Time Elastosonographic Assessment of the Ovine Common Calcaneal Tendon, after an Experimentally Induced Tendinopathy.Veterinary sciences · 2021Article
- Strain Elastography of Injured Equine Superficial Digital Flexor Tendons: A Reliability Study of Manual Measurements.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Advanced diagnostic imaging and intervention in tendon diseases.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Review
- Relationships between Quadriceps Tendon Elasticity and Knee Flexion Angle in Young Healthy Adults.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Interobserver variability and stiffness measurements of normal common extensor tendon in healthy volunteers using shear wave elastography.Skeletal radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundSonoelastography (SE) is a new ultrasound-based method adopted in an increased number of scientific reports to analyse normal and pathological tendons. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic overview of clinical applications of SE in normal and pathological tendons.
methodsA systematic research of PubMed, Ovid, and Cochrane Library electronic databases was performed according to PRISMA guideline. Two Authors searched and evaluated the articles independently; a third Author was involved to solve any disagreement. The Oxford Level of Evidence (LoE) was used to assess each article.
resultsThere is an increasing interest in the application of SE in the evaluation of healthy and diseased tendons. Many different tendons are amenable for SE evaluation, such as the Achilles and patellar tendons, rotator cuff, common extensor tendons, quadriceps tendon, and the plantar fascia.
conclusionSE appears to be a very useful diagnostic tool, in particular in tendon pathology. This is a dynamic examination, provides an immediate evaluation of the tissue elasticity, and may be useful in recognizing tendon abnormalities and in implementing the information available with conventional US. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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