The morphology and symptom history of the Achilles tendons of figure skaters: an observational study

Perry, Mark and Tillett, Eleanor and Mitchell, Sophie and Maffulli, Nicola and Morrissey, Dylan (2012) The morphology and symptom history of the Achilles tendons of figure skaters: an observational study. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 2 (2). pp. 108-114. ISSN 2240-4554

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of Achilles tendinopathy symptoms and ultrasound (US) abnormalities in male and female ice skaters, and compared this to age-matched controls. The 20 skaters of mean (sd) age 17.3 (7.9) were recruited from British figure skating clubs. The 17 non-skaters of mean age 18.0 (3.7) were recruited from a secondary school and university. Each group had 12 females. All participants completed a questionnaire, and Achilles tendons were ultrasound-scanned for thickening, hypoechoic areas, paratenon blurring and neovascularization. Skaters experienced significantly more lifetime symptoms (p=0.012) than the control group but there were no differences in present symptoms. Mid-tendon longitudinal thickness and the coefficient of variation (CoV) for longitudinal tendon thickness were significantly greater in the skaters (p=0.001 and p=0.017 respectively). No other ultrasound abnormalities were detected in either group. Figure skaters may be at a greater risk of Achilles tendon problems than the general population and have adaptive changes in their tendons

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Achilles, skating, sonography, tendinopathy, ultrasonography
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.7 Malattie del sistema muscoloscheletrico
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2014 15:33
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2014 15:33
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8090

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