Table 1

Results of sclerosing treatment in 10 patients with painful chronic Achilles tendinosis

		VAS score		Neovascularisation
Sex	Age (years)	Before	After	Before	After	No of injections	Satisfied
Patients evaluated the amount of pain during Achilles tendon loading activity on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 100 mm. Neovascularisation was detected by colour doppler ultrasound (estimated as 0, 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+).
Male	45	81	13	3+	0	3	Yes
Male	63	70	29	3+	1+	1	Yes
Female	59	80	9	3+	0	3	Yes
Male	45	74	4	4+	0	2	Yes
Male	64	89	0	2+	0	3	Yes
Male	54	88	72	4+	3+	4	No
Male	69	39	70	3+	4+	4	No
Female	44	81	0	4+	1+	3	Yes
Female	43	79	2	3+	0	2	Yes
Male	74	55	10	4+	1+	1	Yes