Abat, Ferran and Diesel, Waine-J. and Gelber, Pablo-E. and Polidori, Fernando and Monllau, Joan-Carles and Sanchez-Ibañez, Jose-Manuel (2014) Effectiveness of the Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPI®) technique and isoinertial eccentric exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy at two years follow-up. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 4 (2). pp. 188-193. ISSN 2240-4554
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Abstract
Aim: to show the effect of Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPI®) combined with eccentric programme in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Methods: prospective study of 33 athlete-patients consecutively treated for insertional tendinopathy with Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPI®) and followed for 2 years. Functional assessment was performed at the first visit, at three months and two years with the Tegner scale and VISA-P. Results: an average improvement in the VISA-P of 35 points was obtained. The mean duration of treatment was 4.5 weeks. Some 78.8% of the patients returned to the same level of physical activity as before the injury by the end of treatment, reaching 100% at two years. Conclusions: intratissue percutaneous electrolysis (EPI®) combined with an eccentric-based rehab program offers excellent results in terms of the clinical and functional improvement of the patellar tendon with low morbidity in a short-term period. Level of Evidence: Therapy, level 4.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EPI, intratissue percutaneous electrolysis, patellar, tendinopathy, tenopathy, eccentric |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.1 Ferite e lesioni |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2015 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2015 10:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/10839 |
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