One-Year Follow-Up of Clinical and Morphological Outcomes in Elite Athletes With Early-Stage Lower Extremity Tendinopathy.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about early tendinopathy in elite athletes. This study aimed to investigate changes in clinical and ultrasonography outcomes over 1 year and assess the prognostic values of these outcomes at baseline with respect to tendinopathy progression. Sixty-two elite athletes (24 ± 5 years) with early phase (symptom duration < three months) Achilles or patellar tendinopathy (AT and PT) were examined at baseline and after one year. Pain-guided activity modification was the only intervention. Clinical outcomes were assessed using Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment questionnaires (VISA) for function and symptoms, pain scores (1-10 numerical rating scale (NRS)) and ultrasound tendon morphology (thickness, echogenicity and power Doppler (PD) flow area). A linear mixed-effects model

SUBMITTER: Seidler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature