Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography Findings of Achilles Tendons in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis and in Renal Transplant Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Achilles tendons in patients with chronic renal failure and on hemodialysis were softer than in renal transplant patients and softer than in the control group. Chronic tendinopathy causes softening of the tendon. In the renal transplant group, stiffness of the Achilles tendon was increased versus the hemodialysis group but still softer than the control group, which could be explained as a positive clinical effect of renal transplant. Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography is an objective, easy, and noninvasive method to assess Achilles tendinopathy.
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Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - November 6, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Kural Rahatli F, Turnaoglu H, Haberal KM, Kirnap M, Fidan C, Sayın CB, Uslu N, Haberal M Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research