Reliability of tendon excursion measurements in patients using a color Doppler imaging system

Development and validation of ultrasound speckle tracking to quantify tendon displacement

“…The proposed algorithm might also be usable to measure moment arms (Ito et al, 2000) when the joint rotation is known (An et al, 1984). From a clinical point of view, it could help identify tendon adhesions or in general study tendon excursion after surgical repair (Soeters et al, 2004).…”

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Long Finger Tendon Excursion in Zone V During Passive and Active Tendon Gliding Exercises

“…10,11 In the present study, we investigated in vivo tendon excursion by using 3 rehabilitation protocols in 10 healthy subjects. Both unadjusted and adjusted tendon excursions were significantly larger during active compared to passive movements.…”

“…Thus far, studies of in vivo FDP tendon gliding have been limited. Using color Doppler imaging, Soeters et al 11 also found that tendon excursion was larger in active versus passive protocols; however, differences in tendon excursion between passive and active movements were not statistically significant and color Doppler imaging measurement errors were approximately 10%.…”

High‐resolution ultrasound analysis of subsynovial connective tissue in human cadaver carpal tunnel

“…Cigali and colleagues, 25 Buyruk and colleagues, 29 and Soeters and colleagues 26 used color Doppler imaging to measure tendon excursions and velocities. We also employed Doppler analysis for our studies.…”

“…23 Color Doppler imaging systems are used mainly for blood flow measurements, but have also been used to assess tendon velocity and excursion in the hand and wrist. [24][25][26] Thus, ultrasound offers the possibility of investigating synovial structure and function noninvasively. This ability is intriguing for patients with CTS, because fibrosis of the SSCT may be a cause, and not merely an effect, of CTS.…”