ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2019
Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy in runners with metabolic disorders.
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- Obesity Increases the Risk of Tendinopathy, Tendon Tear and Rupture, and Postoperative Complications: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Pooled it
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- Transcriptional Adaptations to Muscle Loading in a Murine Model of Achilles Tendinopathy.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Injury incidence, burden and associated risk factors in walking football players.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a UTE Stack-of-Spirals Sequence for TNMR in biomedicine · 2025Article
- The interplay between metabolic disorders and tendinopathies: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy in Achilles and Patellar Tendinopathies: Outcomes in Subjects with Diabetes (A Retrospective Case-Control Study).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Effect of Age and Intrinsic Aerobic Exercise Capacity on the Expression of Inflammation and Remodeling Markers in Rat Achilles Tendons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Dyslipidemia Is Associated With Increased Risk of Achilles Tendon Disorders in Underweight Individuals to a Greater Extent Than Obese Individuals: A Nationwide, Population-Based, Longitudinal Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Metabolic Regulation of Tendon Inflammation and Healing Following Injury.Current rheumatology reports · 2021Review
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- How many runners with new-onset Achilles tendinopathy develop persisting symptoms? A large prospective cohort study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2020Article
- Ultrasound speckle tracking of Achilles tendon in individuals with unilateral tendinopathy: a pilot study.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Traumatic Double-Level Unilateral Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2019Article
- Effects of Long-Term Physical Activity and Diet on Skin Glycation and Achilles Tendon Structure.Nutrients · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionRunning is a very popular modality of physical activity, which may help to lose weight and normalize pathological values of blood parameters in subjects suffering from metabolic disorders. Given that both overuse and metabolic pathologies are responsible for the onset of tendon damage, aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the first group of pathogenetic factors or the latter was more responsible for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy.
methodThirty-six and 28 subjects with and without mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy, who were regular runners and started running for metabolic disorders, were enrolled, respectively. Information about body weight and blood parameters at baseline was collected. The characteristics of running practice, dietary habits and anthropometric measures were registered. An ultrasound evaluation of the tendon was performed, and the blood metabolic parameters were evaluated.
resultsThe amount of running years and mileage was equivalent in both groups. A similar weight loss was observed; the subjects with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy showed a worse metabolic profile (Hb1aC%, p = 0.008; total cholesterol, p = 0.04; HDL cholesterol, p = 0.003; triglycerides, p = 0.009).
conclusionsThese findings suggest that the subjects with less evident positive effects of running on metabolism are more exposed to the onset of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy.
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