Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Patients with Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy in Long or Short Course
Table 3
Baseline features and outcome parameters in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy after PSM.
Characteristics
ST group ()
LT group ()
t ()
Gender [ (%)]
Male
6 (35.3)
4 (23.5)
0.567
0.452
Female
11 (64.7)
13 (76.5)
Sports [ (%)]
Yes
12 (70.6)
8 (47.1)
1.943
0.163
No
5 (29.4)
9 (52.9)
Sides [ (%)]
Superiority
10 (58.8)
10 (58.8)
0
1
Nonsuperiority
7 (41.2)
7 (41.2)
Type [ (%)]
Insertion
6 (35.3)
7 (41.2)
0.124542
0.724
Noninsertion
11 (64.7)
10 (58.8)
BMI
0.215
0.831
Age ()
0.441
0.662
Preintervention
AOFAS
0.695
0.492
VAS
0.127
0.9
Postintervention
AOFAS
∆∆
∆∆
2.464
0.019∆
VAS
∆∆
∆∆
0.703
0.487
Sat. rate [ (%)]
12 (70.6)
8(47.1)
1.943
0.163
Compared with ST group in same period, the difference is significant, and ;∆∆compared with preintervention in same group, the difference is significant, and .
