[Retracted] Evaluation of Achilles Tendon in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer by High-Frequency Ultrasound Combined with Real-Time Shear-Wave Elastography

Table 3

Comparison of thickness and Young’s modulus of AT in two groups.

	Study group （n = 50）	Control group （n = 50）	value
Thickness (mm)
Left AT	6.0 ± 0.5	5.9 ± 0.4	0.272
Right AT	6.0 ± 0.4	5.9 ± 0.4	0.214
Young’s modulus (kPa)
Upper parts of left AT	392.8 ± 25.1	383.5 ± 27.1	0.085
Middle parts of left AT	374.3 ± 16.4	370.3 ± 26.0	0.360
Lower parts of left AT	344.7 ± 19.3	344.5 ± 25.8	0.965
Upper parts of right AT	408.5 ± 18.1	398.5 ± 19.5	0.090
Middle parts of right AT	380.4 ± 13.2	377.7 ± 11.0	0.269
Lower parts of right AT	340.6 ± 17.1	335.0 ± 18.9	0.123