Ultrasound Doppler Flow in Patients With Chronic Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy: Is Surface Area Quantification a Reliable Method?
Arco C van der VlistJasper M VeenRobert F van OosteromPeter L J van VeldhovenJan A N VerhaarRobert-Jan de VosPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)
The SAQ method shows good reliability to evaluate the degree of Doppler flow in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy, and it overcomes the ceiling effect of the modified Öhberg score. Future research should focus on the relationship between the SAQ method and clinical outcomes and use this method to monitor treatment responses.
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