Achilles elastography

Sonoelastographic Assessment of the Gender-related Changes of Achilles the Tendon

Issue:

Vol 69, Issue 9: 2023

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2016.501

Pages:

628-32

Synopsis:

In this study, the effect of gender on the Achilles tendon’s elastic property is not a significant covariable in the young, healthy sample. Muscle strength may play a more important role in the Achilles tendon’s injury rather than in tendon’s elasticity.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the gender-related differences in the elasticity and thickness of the Achilles tendon among healthy young participants.

Methods: A total of 48 volunteers, who were healthy adults between the ages of 20 and 25 years, were included in this study. The metabolic equivalent (MET) scores, tendon thickness and shear wave velocities (SWVs) were compared between the males and females.

Received:

26 May, 2017

Accepted:

06 Oct, 2017

Published:

25 Jan, 2023

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