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Strain Ratio Measurements of Patellar and Achilles Tendons With Different Reference Regions in Healthy Volunteers.

Authors :
Ok, Nusret
Agladioglu, Kadir
Gungor, Harun R.
Akkaya, Nuray
Akkaya, Semih
Source :
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Aug2019, Vol. 45 Issue 8, p2027-2033. 7p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Strain ratio measurements of tendons vary because of the reference tissue selection. The main purpose of this study is to highlight, in detail, the numeric variability attributable to the use of various reference materials on strain ratio measurements of patellar and Achilles tendons. Measurements were performed at the proximal, middle and distal thirds of the patellar and Achilles tendons on the dominant site of healthy volunteers. A total of 3 references were used: the Hoffa's fat pad for the patellar tendon, the Kager's fat pad for the Achilles tendon, subcutaneous tissue and Aquaflex gel pads (Parker Laboratories, Fairfield, NJ, USA) for both tendons. Although the same methods were used by the same physician for each tendon site on repeated measurements, strain ratio values had numeric variability with various reference materials in each measurement. Therefore, comparison of numeric strain ratio results of various studies with various reference materials could confuse the clinical interpretations of these numeric data, and, using a reference material with standard stiffness like Aquaflex ultrasound gel pads, should be considered by verifying these results with further studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03015629
Volume :
45
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
137111937
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.04.025