Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 756-760 , May 2009

The Ability of Ultrasonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Bone Mineral Densitometry to Predict the Strength of Human Achilles' Tendons

  • Deanna Devitt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Deanna Devitt, MD, Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, 505 Smyth Rd, Rm 2503, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8M2
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  • Yoichi Koike, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Geoffrey P. Doherty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Nanthan Ramachandran, BEng

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Laurent Dinh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Hans K. Uhthoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Martin Lecompte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Guy Trudel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

  • Image Result

    Mechanical properties of human Achilles' tendons with and without abnormalities on US and MRI.

    Mechanical properties of human Achilles' tendons with and without abnormalities on US and MRI.

  • Image Result

    BMD of body of calcaneus correlated with the peak load at failure of human Achilles' tendons (r=.21; P<.05, n=57).

    BMD of body of calcaneus correlated with the peak load at failure of human Achilles' tendons (r=.21; P<.05, n=57).

 Supported by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (grant no. 1104031) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no MOP-81395).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00081-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.031

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 756-760 , May 2009

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