Table 3. Summary of supraspinatus tendon condition of participants.
|
Total |
Percentage |
Full thickness tear |
0 |
0.00% |
Partial thickness tear |
16 |
18.18% |
Altered fibrillar pattern |
78 |
88.64% |
Tendon hypoechogenicity |
48 |
54.55% |
Normal tendon Structure |
6 |
6.82% |
Abnormal tendon structure (ATS) |
82 |
93.18% |
Asymptomatic with ATS |
57 |
91.94% |
Symptomatic with ATS |
25 |
96.15% |
MSTT>= 6mm |
63 |
71.59% |
MSTT< 6mm |
25 |
28.41% |
Asymptomatic with MSTT >= 6mm |
44 |
69.84% |
Symptomatic with MSTT >= 6mm |
16 |
64.00% |
|
Mean |
Stand Dv |
Mean of MSTT (mm) |
0.66 |
0.10 |
ATS: Abnormal tendon structure; MSTT: maximal supraspinatus tendon thickness. Unit: mm: millimeter.