ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025
Improvement responses in patellar tendinopathy patients treated with ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique: A 3-year follow-up study.
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- Percutaneous Electrolysis for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The evolving landscape of minimally invasive procedures in musculoskeletal diseases-Part II.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Improvement responses in patellar tendinopathy patients treated with ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique: A 3-year follow-up study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To determine the pattern changes over time in patients who experience different effects on the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella score (VISA-P), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), Kujala score and Tegner activity score following 3 years of follow-up after an ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique (USGET) intervention in patellar tendinopathy. Methods: Fifty-one adult patients with patellar tendinopathy were followed for 3 years after undergoing USGET. Clinical evaluations were conducted at baseline, 3-, 6-, 12-, 24- and 36-month postintervention, evaluating the VISA-P, IKDC, Kujala score and Tegner activity score. The intervention was applied bimonthly for 3 months, accompanied by a biweekly standardised therapeutic exercises routine. Clinical outcomes were analysed with latent growth linear modelling ( Results: The mean intercepts were 58.9 pts (95% confidence interval [CI]: 55.2-67.8 pts, Conclusion: USGET treatment demonstrates functionality restoration and pain decrease over time. The inflection point of clinical improvement was at 6 months, followed by a steady phase. There were positive patterns of increase in the linear slopes for VISA-P, IKDC, Kujala score and Tegner activity score observed in latent growth linear modelling. Level of Evidence: Level IV, case series with no comparison group.
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