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Strain Ultrasound Elastography in the Achilles Tendon of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF-α: A Preliminary Study.
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- Analyzing the Usage of Shear-Wave Elastography in Evaluating Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Absolute reliability of Young's modulus of the soleus muscle and Achilles tendon measured using shear wave elastography in healthy young males.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Sonographic Characterization of the Pericruciate Fat Pad with the Use of Compression Elastography-A Cross-Sectional Study among Healthy and Post-Injured Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Relationship between the Young's Modulus of the Achilles Tendon and Ankle Dorsiflexion Angle at Maximum Squat Depth in Healthy Young Males.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Sonoelastrographic finding of Achilles tendon in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and acromegaly.European journal of rheumatology · 2022Article
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Abstract
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aimTo compare patients affected by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) treated with anti-TNF-α for two years with controls in terms of Achilles tendon stiffness, ultrasound structure and thickness. PATIENTS AND
methodsB-mode ultrasound evaluation and strain ultrasound elastography were performed in longitudinal and transverse planes on 22 Achilles tendons of 11 AS patients and 26 of 13 controls.
resultsThere were no significant differences in thickness and stiffness of the Achilles tendon between AS patients and controls, except for an increased thickness in the middle third of the tendon in the AS patients (p=0.04). The Achilles tendon stiffness ratio of AS patients was 1.02±0.36 vs. 1.14±0.38 in the controls (p=0.2).
conclusionAS patients had an Achilles tendon thickness greater than controls at the middle third, but no difference in the stiffness was found among them. Strain ultrasound elastography may be useful to exclude early changes in mechanical properties of tendons.
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