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Utility Of Ultrasound For Imaging Osteophytes In Patients With Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy, Ruth L. Chimenti, Peter C. Chimenti, Mark R. Buckley, Jeff R. Houck, A. Samuel Fleminster
Utility Of Ultrasound For Imaging Osteophytes In Patients With Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy, Ruth L. Chimenti, Peter C. Chimenti, Mark R. Buckley, Jeff R. Houck, A. Samuel Fleminster
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Objectives: To examine (1) the validity of ultrasound imaging to measure osteophytes and (2) the association between osteophytes and insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT).
Design: Case-control study.
Setting: Academic medical center.
Participants: Persons with chronic unilateral IAT (n=20; mean age, 58.7±8.3y; 10 [50%] women) and age- and sex-matched controls (n=20; mean age, 57.4±9.8y; 10 [50%] women) participated in this case-control study (N=40).
Interventions: Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures: Symptom severity was assessed using the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure, the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles questionnaire, and the numerical rating scale. Length of osteophytes was measured bilaterally in both groups using …