RT Journal Article
T1 How susceptible are our Achilles Tendons? Sonoanatomical assessment. A cross-sectional study
A1 Alabau-Dasi, Raquel
A1 Domínguez-Maldonado, Gabriel
A1 Gijón-Noguerón, Gabriel
A1 Ortega-Ávila, Ana Belén
A1 Delacroix, Sebastian
K1 Aquiles, Tendón de
K1 Ultrasonidos en medicina
AB Objective: the aim of this study is to observe whether there are ultrasound changes between men and women in the Achilles tendon at rest, at maximum passive force is applied and during walking.Material and methods: it was a cross-sectional study involving 27 healthy young participants recruited as vol-unteers between April to July 2022. A variety of data was recorded: (age, Body Mass Index, sex, smoking, current injury status, allergies, medications, previous surgeries, type of sport, and number of weekly workouts) and ultrasound measurements at rest and at passive force (Cross Sectional Area Achilles Tendon length, tendon thickness, Cross Sectional Area and pennation angle of the soleus muscle to the Achilles Tendon).Results: women demonstrated a statistically significant lower proximal and median thickness both at rest (4.5 vs 5.1 mm with p < 0.001 for proximal thickness; 4.4 vs 5.3 mm with p < 0.001 for median thickness) as well as during maximum eccentric contraction (4.3 vs 4.8 mm with p=<0.001 for proximal thickness; 4.1 vs 4.8 mm with p < 0.001 for median thickness). Conclusion: there are significant sonoanatomical differences in vivo Achilles tendon between men and women.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-09-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27871
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27871
LA eng
NO Alabau-Dasi R, Dominguez-Maldonado G, Gijon-Nogueron G, Ortega-Avila AB, Delacroix S. How susceptible are our Achilles Tendons? Sonoanatomical assessment. A cross-sectional study. J Tissue Viability. 2023 Nov;32(4):572-576. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2023.09.002
NO Funding for opoen access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026