ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
An Objective Measure of Patellar Tendon Thickness Based on Ultrasonography and MRI in University Athletes.
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Abstract
Ultrasonography and MRI are used for imaging evaluation of patellar tendinopathy, and "thickening of the tendon" is known as one of the characteristic findings. However, there are no evidence-based quantitative criteria to help evaluate this phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to investigate an objective measure of patellar tendon thickness. Patellar tendon thickness was evaluated in 65 elite university athletes using both ultrasonography and MRI. The relationship between tendon thickness and clinical patellar tendinopathy was investigated, and the cutoff value of the tendon thickness was calculated. Of the 129 knees included in the analysis, clinical patellar tendinopathy was found in 16 knees (12.4%). The proximal patellar tendon was significantly thicker in athletes with clinical patellar tendinopathy on both ultrasonography (8.3 mm vs. 5.1 mm;
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