Journal article
Percutaneous Ultrasonic Tenotomy Reduces Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Pain With High Patient Satisfaction and a Low Complication Rate
Journal of ultrasound in medicine, Vol.38(6), pp.1629-1635
06/2019
DOI: 10.1002/jum.14835
PMID: 30280399
Abstract
Due to the novelty of percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy, the risks and benefits of this minimally invasive procedure for insertional Achilles tendinopathy pain have only been examined in case studies and retrospective chart reviews for other diagnoses. This retrospective chart review over a 3.5‐year period identified 34 patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy who had percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy (mean age ± SD, 52.2 ± 11.6 years; mean body mass index, 32.9 ± 7.5 kg/m2; 62% female). This procedure reduced the rate of moderate/severe pain from 68% at baseline to 15% at the long‐term follow‐up and had a satisfaction rate of 70%. There was 1 minor complication out of 40 procedures in 34 patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Percutaneous Ultrasonic Tenotomy Reduces Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Pain With High Patient Satisfaction and a Low Complication Rate
- Creators
- Ruth L Chimenti - University of IowaDaniel W Stover - University of IowaBenjamin S Fick - University of IowaMederic M Hall - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of ultrasound in medicine, Vol.38(6), pp.1629-1635
- DOI
- 10.1002/jum.14835
- PMID
- 30280399
- NLM abbreviation
- J Ultrasound Med
- ISSN
- 0278-4297
- eISSN
- 1550-9613
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2019
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Family and Community Medicine; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984024550102771
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