Abstract
AbstractBackgroundDiagnostic ultrasound is regarded as the gold standard for imaging tendinopathies for diagnosis, focusing rehabilitation, and guided intervention. However, there are no published diagnostic ultrasound protocols for the Achilles tendon which represent best practice. In the Felixstowe Community Hospital Physiotherapy Department a protocol for diagnostic ultrasound examination of the Achilles tendon was implemented in January 2013 and acts as a local guideline.ObjectivesTo determine whether a local Achilles tendon image protocol is being adhered to in diagnostic ultrasound examinations of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. A pre-determined 75% adherence to the protocol was set as the standard representing best practice in diagnostic ultrasound examination of the Achilles tendon. A target of 100% of diagnostic ultrasound examinations should meet this standard.MethodsData collection of acquired and archived diagnostic ultrasound examinations with a subsequent diagnosis of mid-portion Achilles...
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