Serial Ultrasonographic and Real-Time Elastosonographic Assessment of the Ovine Common Calcaneal Tendon, after an Experimentally Induced Tendinopathy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Grade 1: Normal tendon with parallel fibers and homogeneous architecture
- Grade 2: Enlarged tendon with bowed margins and homogeneous architecture
- Grade 3: Hypoechoic area with or without tendon enlargement and bowed margins
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | |
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Mean +/− SD clinical CCT width | 8.8 +/− 1.6 mm | 15.6 +/− 1.6 mm (*) | 15.5 +/− 2.3 mm (†) | 9.1 +/− 1.1 mm (x,‡) |
Mean +/− SD US CCT thickness | 7.7 +/− 2.0 mm | 11.9 +/− 2.9 mm (*) | 8.5 +/− 1.9 mm (°) | 7.9 +/− 0.8 mm (x) |
Mean +/− SD US CCT width | 8.2 +/− 1.6 mm | 15.1 +/− 1.6 mm (*) | 15.5 +/− 1.6 mm (†,°) | 8.0 +/− 1.5 mm (*,x) |
Mean +/− SD Elx-t%hrd | 89.9 +/− 15.3 | 40 +/− 25.1 (*) | 31.8 +/− 19 (†) | 47.2 +/− 29.1 (§) |
Mean +/− SD Elx-t%sft | 9.9 +/− 15 | 67.4 +/− 26.4 (*) | 52.8 +/− 29.5 (†) | 69.6 +/− 19.2 (§) |
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Serrani, D.; Volta, A.; Cingolani, F.; Pennasilico, L.; Di Bella, C.; Bonazzi, M.; Salvaggio, A.; Palumbo Piccionello, A. Serial Ultrasonographic and Real-Time Elastosonographic Assessment of the Ovine Common Calcaneal Tendon, after an Experimentally Induced Tendinopathy. Vet. Sci. 2021, 8, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040054
Serrani D, Volta A, Cingolani F, Pennasilico L, Di Bella C, Bonazzi M, Salvaggio A, Palumbo Piccionello A. Serial Ultrasonographic and Real-Time Elastosonographic Assessment of the Ovine Common Calcaneal Tendon, after an Experimentally Induced Tendinopathy. Veterinary Sciences. 2021; 8(4):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040054
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerrani, Daniele, Antonella Volta, Franco Cingolani, Luca Pennasilico, Caterina Di Bella, Mattia Bonazzi, Alberto Salvaggio, and Angela Palumbo Piccionello. 2021. "Serial Ultrasonographic and Real-Time Elastosonographic Assessment of the Ovine Common Calcaneal Tendon, after an Experimentally Induced Tendinopathy" Veterinary Sciences 8, no. 4: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040054