ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020
Lower Limb Tendinopathy Tissue Changes Assessed through Ultrasound: A Narrative Review.
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- Adjuvant Interventions in Levofloxacin-Exposed Rabbit Achilles Tendons: An Exploratory Controlled Pilot Study with Histopathological and Ultrasonographic Endpoints.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Differences in lower-extremity strength and power between elite hockey players with and without patellar asymptomatic tendon thickening; unilateral and bilateral comparative analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Tailored Rehabilitation Program and Dynamic Ultrasonography After Surgical Repair of Bilateral Simultaneous Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in a Patient Affected by Gout: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Transcatheter Arterial Embolization of Abnormal Neovessels for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Safety Evaluation: A Proof-of-Concept Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of Calf Muscle and Achilles Tendon Stiffness Between Triathletes and Physically Active Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Shear Wave Elastography.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Advanced Visualization of Musculoskeletal Pathologies Using MV-Flow Ultrasound: A Case Series.Cureus · 2024Article
- Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy in Achilles and Patellar Tendinopathies: Outcomes in Subjects with Diabetes (A Retrospective Case-Control Study).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound Imaging in Diagnosis and Management of Lower Limb Injuries: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
- The Efficacy of Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPIInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The Differences in Parameters in Ultrasound Imaging and Biomechanical Properties of the Quadriceps Femoris with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis in the Elderly: A Preliminary Observational Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Observational
- Increasing incidence of surgically treated hamstring injuries: a nationwide registry study in Sweden between 2001 and 2020.Acta orthopaedica · 2023Article
- Cross-Linked Hyaluronate and Corticosteroid Combination Ameliorate the Rat Experimental Tendinopathy through Anti-Senescent and -Apoptotic Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (500-730 Kda) Injections in Tendinopathies-A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- To What Extent Do Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Biomarkers Relate to Pain, Flexibility, Strength, and Function in Individuals With Chronic Symptomatic Achilles Tendinopathy?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Distal Medial Hamstring Tendons and their Association with Posteromedial Knee Pain.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
Tendinopathy is a common disease that affects athletes, causing pain and dysfunction to the afflicted tendon. A clinical diagnose is usually combined with imaging and, among all the existing techniques, ultrasound is widely adopted. The aim of this review is to sum up the existing evidence on ultrasound as an imaging tool and guide for treatments in lower limbs tendinopathy. Using three different databases-PubMed, MEDLINE and CENTRAL-a literature search has been performed in May 2020 combining MeSH terms and free terms with Boolean operators. Authors independently selected studies, conducted quality assessment, and extracted results. Ultrasound imaging has a good reliability in the differentiation between healthy and abnormal tendon tissue, while there are difficulties in the identification of tendinopathy stages. The main parameters considered by ultrasound imaging are tendon thickness, hypoechogenicity of tendon structure and neovascularization of the tendon bound tissue. Ultrasound-guide is also used in many tendinopathy treatments and the available studies gave encouraging results, even if further studies are needed in this field.
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