Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Table 4 Comparison of the ARFI values of healthy and repaired tendons by Wilcoxon signed-rank test

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

Measurement	N	SWV ± SD (m/s)	p value
Repaired P	18	6.37 ± 0.70	0.01*
Healthy P	18	3.93 ± 0.81	0.01*
Repaired N	18	7.31 ± 0.65	0.01*
Healthy N	18	5.64 ± 0.89	0.01*
Repaired D 15°	18	8.32 ± 0.49	0.01*
Healthy D 15°	18	7.35 ± 0.70	0.01*
Repaired D 30°	18	9.28 ± 0.35	0.01*
Healthy D 30°	18	8.48 ± 0.54	0.01*

Repaired tendons had significantly higher values compared to the healthy tendons, indicating less elasticity in the repaired tendons
SWV shear wave velocity, P plantar flexion, N neutral, D dorsiflexion
*p < 0.05

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