ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018
Does elasticity of Achilles tendon change after suture applications? Evaluation of repair area by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography.
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- Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Achilles tendon thickening does not affect elasticity and functional outcome after surgical repair of Achilles rupture: A retrospective study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2023Article
- HOW USEFUL IS ELASTOGRAPHY IN THE FOLLOW-UP OF ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR?Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2022Article
- Can virtual touch tissue imaging quantification be a reliable method to detect anterior talofibular ligament type I injury at the acute, subacute, and chronic stages?Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- 3D Models Reveal the Influence of Achilles Subtendon Twist on Strain and Energy Storage.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Sonoelastographic Findings in Clubfeet.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAchilles tendon injuries are one of the most common tendon injuries. Surgical treatment is preferred in young and active patients. Although there are studies which evaluate the repair area with magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography after surgical treatment, there are very few studies which analyzes the elasticity of the tendon by quantitative methods. ARFI (acoustic radiation force impulse) elastography is a simple and non-invasive method that can quantitatively measure the elasticity of the soft tissues. Our study aims to evaluate the elasticity in the repair area of the surgically treated Achilles tendons, compare them to the non-injured side, and evaluate the effect of the suture method to the elasticity of the repaired tendons by using ARFI elastography.
methodsIn our retrospectively designed study, 19 patients who underwent surgical treatment with Krackow and modified Kessler suture methods after the Achilles tendon rupture between 2006 and 2014 were included. Shear wave velocity (SWV) of the repaired and non-injured Achilles tendons were measured by ARFI elastography in four different positions of the ankle.
resultsIt was determined that SWV in the surgically repaired tendons were significantly higher in each four different position of the ankle, compared to the non-injured side (p < 0.01), indicating less elasticity in the repaired tendons. There was no statistically significant difference between the SWV of Krackow and modified Kessler suture method groups at four different positions of the ankle (p > 0.05). AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot, VISA-A, VAS, and FAOS scores were not also statistically different between these two suture methods (p > 0.05).
conclusionsIn the repaired Achilles tendon, there is a decrease in the elasticity compared to the non-injured side. The functional and elastographic results of Krackow and modified Kessler suture methods are similar in long-term follow-ups of the patients.
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