HOW USEFUL IS ELASTOGRAPHY IN THE FOLLOW-UP OF ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR?
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cetin, M. E. H. M. E. T. UemitSoeKMEN, Bedriye koyuncu
Fidan, FiRAT
Mutlu, H. A. R. U. N.
SARi, ABDueLKADIR
Dincel, Yasar mahsut
Kazdal, Cengiz
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Introduction: In addition to conservative modalities in the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries, open, percutaneous and minimally invasive semi-open techniques, as well as biological open surgical repair methods are used as surgical options. Compression elastography is one of the methods used for the follow-up of treatment in Achilles tendon injuries. Methods: 23 patients were included in our study between July 2013 and June 2014, as long as they had at least 4 years of follow-up. In the final control, the intact side and the operated side were both examined and compared. The variables were the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS) which is measured as a functional score considering plantar flexion and on the operated side than on the non-operated side (p <0.001). of Evidence III; Retrospective comparative study.