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Table 1 Comparison of average SWVs of surgically repaired Achilles tendons according to the suture method by Mann-Whitney U test and associated p values

From: Does elasticity of Achilles tendon change after suture applications? Evaluation of repair area by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography

Tendon

Suture method

N

SWV ± SD (m/s)

p value

Repaired P

Krackow

10

6.48 ± 0.78

0.55

Modified Kessler

10

6.26 ± 0.62

Repaired N

Krackow

10

7.35 ± 0.70

0.42

Modified Kessler

10

7.28 ± 0.64

Repaired D 15°

Krackow

10

8.23 ± 0.58

0.39

Modified Kessler

10

8.42 ± 0.37

Repaired D 30°

Krackow

10

9.24 ± 0.46

0.43

Modified Kessler

10

9.32 ± 0.20

  1. There was no statistically significant differences between the groups
  2. SWV shear wave velocity, P plantar flexion, N neutral, D dorsiflexion
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X