| Evidence of accumulated stress in Achilles and anterior knee tendons in elite badminton players. | |
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PMID: 20652535 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Tendon-related injuries are a major problem, but the aetiology of tendinopathies is unknown. In tendinopathies as well as during unaccustomed loading, intra-tendinous flow can be detected indicating that extensive loading can provoke intra-tendinous flow. The aim of present study is to evaluate the vascular response as indicated by colour Doppler (CD) activity in both the Achilles and patella tendon after loading during high-level badminton matches. The Achilles tendon was subdivided into a mid-tendon, pre-insertional, and insertional region and the anterior knee tendons into a quadriceps-, patella- and tuberositas region. Intra-tendinous flow was measured using both a semi-quantitative grading system (CD grading) and a quantitative scoring system (CF) on colour Doppler. Intra-tendinous flow in the Achilles and anterior knee tendons was examined in fourteen single players before tournament and after 1st and 2nd match, respectively on both the dominant and non-dominant side. All players had abnormal intra-tendinous flow (Colour Doppler ≥ grade 2) in at least one tendon in at least one scan during the tournament. At baseline, only two of the 14 players had normal flow in all the tendons examined. After 1st match, tendencies to higher intra-tendinous flow were observed in both the dominant patella tendon and non-dominant quadriceps tendon (P-values n.s.). After 2nd match, intra-tendinous flow was significant increased in the dominant patella tendon (P = 0.009). In all other locations, there was a trend towards a stepwise increase in intra-tendinous flow. The preliminary results indicate that high amount of intra-tendinous flow was found in elite badminton players at baseline and was increased after repetitive loading, especially in the patella tendon (dominant leg). The colour Doppler measurement can be used to determine changes in intra-tendinous flow after repetitive loading. |
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Anders Ploug Boesen; Morten Ilum Boesen; Merete Juhl Koenig; Henning Bliddal; Soren Torp-Pedersen; Henning Langberg |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-22 |
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Title: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Volume: 19 ISSN: 1433-7347 ISO Abbreviation: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9314730 Medline TA: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 30-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. boesenanders@hotmail.com |
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