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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 2 Comparison between baseline tendon thickness and its follow-up at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks

From: Ultrasound-guided injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in rotator cuff tendinopathy: effect on patients’ symptoms and supraspinatus tendon thickness

 

Tendon thickness in mm

Paired t test

Mean ± SD

Range

Differencea

Test value

P value

Sig.

Baseline

7.26 ± 0.44

6.7–8.1

–

   

4 weeks

7.22 ± 0.35

6.7–8.1

0.04 ± 0.10

0.276

0.784

NS

8 weeks

7.18 ± 0.43

6.7–8.1

0.02 ± 0.05

0.504

0.618

NS

12 weeks

7.17 ± 0.50

6.7–8.1

0.01 ± 0.10

0.523

0.604

NS

24 weeks

7.10 ± 0.30

6.6–7.6

0.07 ± 0.37

2.221

0.043

S

  1. P value > 0.05: nonsignificant; P value < 0.05: significant; P value < 0.01: highly significant
  2. aDifference was calculated from the previous reading
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