Use of Ultrasound in the Follow-up of Professional Athletes Receiving Conservative Treatment of XXXX .

@entity924 @entity158
UNASSIGNED: <strong>Objective </strong> To investigate the role of high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) in evaluating in the effectiveness of conservative treatment for professional athletes with @entity924 . <strong>Methods </strong> According to different treatment intensities,24 professional athletes with @entity924 were randomly divided into painless group,slightly-painful group and extremely-painful group. Then changes of the HFUS findings [including ranges of two-dimensional diseases and blood conditions by Color Doppler Flow Imaging (CDFI)] of patellar tendon before and after the treatment were recorded. The <strong>Results </strong> were also compared with conventional clinical treatment evaluations. <strong>Results </strong> After two courses of treatment,the percentage of athletes whose @entity158 was resolved or disappeared was 37.5% in painless group,87.5% in slightly-painful group,and 62.5% in extremely-painful group. The @entity158 score was 4.50  2.07,4.88  1.13,and 6.13  1.55 in painless group,slightly-painful group,and extremely-painful group,respectively,before treatment and 4.88  2.17,3.00  1.77,and 5.13  2.36 after treatment. The average @entity158 score remarkably decreased in the slightly-painful group and extremely-painful group,and such difference was statistically significant in the slightly- @entity158 group (P<0.05). The effective rate (defined as thinner patellar,decreased hypoecho area and fewer blood distribution in the lesion) was 38%,50%,and 62% in the painless group,slightly-painful group,and extremely-painful group,and the rates in the slightly-painful group and extremely-painful group were significantly higher than that in painless group (both P<0.05). <strong>Conclusion </strong>s HFUS can display the ultrasonographic changes of @entity924 after conservative treatments in an objective and quantitative manner. Compared with conventional clinical evaluations,it can more accurately reflect the disease recovery status. <br/>.
