OBJECTIVES: The purpose of our paper was to evaluate by sonoelastography the Achilles tendon of asymptomatic volunteers and of patients referring for chronic overuse-associated pain, also comparing these findings with those obtained with B-mode ultrasound (US).
CONCLUSIONS: Sonoelastography shows increased stiffness in symptomatic enlarged Achilles tendons in comparison to normal ones.
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