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Patellar Tendon Elasticity and Temperature Following after a 448 Kilohertz Radiofrequency Intervention on Active Healthy Subjects: An Open Controlled Clinical Trial

Authors :
Maria Cuevas-Cervera
Daniel Aguilar-Nuñez
María Aguilar-García
María Carmen García-Ríos
Ana González-Muñoz
Santiago Navarro-Ledesma
Source :
Diagnostics, Vol 13, Iss 18, p 2976 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in the elasticity and temperature of the patellar tendon produced by the application of a radiofrequency at 448 kHz (CRMR) just after and 7 days after the intervention. An open controlled clinical trial was used with participants being recruited from a private clinic. The experimental group (n = 22) received a 448 kHz CRMR treatment while the control group (n = 22) did not receive any type of intervention. Quantitative ultrasound strain elastography (SEL) and thermography were used to collect data from 4 different areas of the patellar tendon. These areas were measured at the start (T0), just after (T1), and seven days after (T2) the intervention. There were thermal changes immediately after the intervention (p < 0.001). In addition, when the measurements were collected just after the intervention and seven days after they were analyzed, significant changes (p < 0.001) in temperature were observed in the tendons of both groups. Finally, a low but significant association (r = 0.434, p < 0.04) was observed between the elastic properties of the tendon at its insertion in the patella and thermal changes just after the 448 kHz intervention.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418 and 08199140
Volume :
13
Issue :
18
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diagnostics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0c0486b5666549f081991404439f0e34
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13182976