Ultrasonographic Measurements of the Achilles Tendon and Talar Condylar Cartilage Thickness in Paraplegia Patients.

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Ultrasonographic evaluations: Ultrasonographic evaluations of the talar cartilage will be performed with an 8 MHz linear probe (B-K Medical Ultrasound Scanner Class I Type B) by the same physiatrist according to the European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group (EURO-MUSCULUS). Ultrasonographic evaluations of the Achilles tendon will be performed by the same physiatrist with an 8 MHz linear probe (B-K Medical Ultrasound Scanner Class I Type B) according to the European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group (EURO-MUSCULUS).

Study summary

Investigators aim to measure the ankle talar cartilage and achilles tendon thicknesses ultrasonographically in paraplegic patients and compare them with the normal population.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Ankle talar cartilage thicknesses — 1 day
  Patients will lie on the examination table supine with their knees flexed to 90 degrees and ankles in a flat-footed position. The probe was placed mid-longitudinally over the ankle joint to assess the cartilage of the talar dome. The articular cartilage will be displayed as an anechoic line between bony cortex and adipose tissue. Cartilage thickness will be measured by drawing a straight line from the bone-cartilage interface to the cartilage-fatty tissue interface at the midpoint of the talar dome. The thickness of the hyaline cartilage will be measured in centimeters (cm).
• Achilles tendon thicknesses — 1 day
  Ultrasound (US) evaluation will be performed with patients in the prone position on examination table with their feet in 90 degrees of flexion. Achilles tendon of the each patient and healthy volunteer will be scanned. Antero-posterior achilles thickness will be measured on the same mid-longitudinally scan at two different levels: at the insertion of the achilles tendon deeper edge into the calcaneal bone and 3 cm more proximal. The thickness of the achilles tendon will be measured in centimeters (cm).

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