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  • Favorable Outcomes After Sonographically Guided Intratendinous Injection of Hyperosmolar Dextrose for Chronic Insertional and Midportion Achilles Tendinosis

    Author(s)
    Ryan, Micheal
    Wong, Anthony
    Taunton, Jack
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ryan, Michael
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to report on changes in the short-term sonographic appearance and 2-year follow-up for pain outcomes in a large patient population with chronic Achilles tendinosis who underwent sonographically guided dextrose injections. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. One hundred eight tendons (86 midportion and 22 insertional) from 99 patients experiencing pain for greater than 6 months at either the Achilles tendon insertion or midportion were included in the study. Gray-scale (5-12 and 7-15 MHz) and color Doppler sonography examinations preceded the injection procedure using a 27-gauge needle administering ...
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    OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to report on changes in the short-term sonographic appearance and 2-year follow-up for pain outcomes in a large patient population with chronic Achilles tendinosis who underwent sonographically guided dextrose injections. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. One hundred eight tendons (86 midportion and 22 insertional) from 99 patients experiencing pain for greater than 6 months at either the Achilles tendon insertion or midportion were included in the study. Gray-scale (5-12 and 7-15 MHz) and color Doppler sonography examinations preceded the injection procedure using a 27-gauge needle administering a net 25% dextrose-lidocaine solution intratendinously. Structural features of each tendon and presence of neovascularity were noted. Visual analog scale (VAS) items were recorded at baseline, posttest, and 28.6 months follow-up. RESULTS. A median of five (range, 1-13) injection consultations were needed for each patient, spaced 5.6 ᠳ.1 (SD) weeks apart. There was a significant improvement in pain scores for both midportion (rest: 34.1 ᠲ7.7-3.3 ᠷ.4, activities of daily living (ADL): 50.2 ᠲ5.6-9.5 ᠱ6.2, and sport: 70.7 ᠲ3.3-16.7 ᠲ2.0) and insertional (rest: 33.0 ᠲ6.5-2.7 ᠶ.0, ADL: 51.3 ᠲ5.4-10.0 ᠱ6.3, and sport: 69.6 ᠲ4.5-17.7 ᠲ9.1) patients from baseline to follow-up for all VAS items. There were reductions in the size and severity of hypoechoic regions and intratendinous tears and improvements in neovascularity. CONCLUSION. Dextrose injections appear to present a low-cost and safe treatment alternative with good long-term evidence for reducing pain from pathology at either the insertion or midportion of the Achilles tendon.
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    Journal Title
    American Journal of Roentgenology
    Volume
    194
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.09.3255
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    Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the authors for more information.
    Subject
    Radiology and Organ Imaging
    Sports Medicine
    Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering)
    Clinical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/42488
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