Table 4

Mean (SD) pain intensity among painful tendons in each greyscale ultrasound (US) group at month 1

n (%*)Pain intensity
Normal21 (36%)28.6 (21.3)
Diffuse thickening7 (41%)35.0 (23.8)
Hypoechoic26 (65%)37.8 (26.5)
  • F (1,2)=0.84, p=0.44.

  • * Proportion of total number of tendons within each group at month 1.