CME OnDemand: 2022 AOFAS Annual Meeting-Clinical Outcomes of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: an Analysis of Injury Location, Age, and Body Mass Index Audio Poster

Clinical Outcomes of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: an Analysis of Injury Location, Age, and Body Mass Index Audio Poster

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The video discusses a paper on the clinical outcomes of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Achilles tendinopathy. The study aims to evaluate the impact of age, body mass index (BMI), and location of the injury on the effectiveness of shockwave therapy. The study includes 40 patients who underwent shockwave therapy for Achilles tendinopathy. Clinical outcomes were assessed using pain and functional outcome scores. The study found that patients with a BMI less than 25 and those under 50 years old had better functional scores after the therapy. However, there were no significant differences in pain improvement based on BMI or age. The study also found that patients with non-insertional tendinopathy had higher pre-operative pain levels but no significant improvement in functional scores. This may be due to the lower vascularity in the mid-substance of the Achilles tendon.

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Hugo A. Ubillus, MD, Mohammad T. Azam, BS, Nathan Jia, Danny Zheng, Matthew B. Weiss, BS, John G. Kennedy, MD, FRCS(Orth)

Keywords

clinical outcomes

shockwave therapy

Achilles tendinopathy

age

BMI