Table 4b.
Association between pre-race ultrasonographic findings in the patellar tendons and pain at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-race (N = 104 runners, 208 tendons total).
| Pain, f (%) | |||||
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| Post-race time point | Pre-race Ultrasound | Yes | No | Fisher’s exact p | Relative risk (95% CI) |
| 1 month post-race | Abnormal | 2 (8.0) | 23 (92.0) | 0.999 | 1.13 (0.26, 4.84) |
| Normal | 10 (7.1) | 131 (92.9) | |||
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| 3 months post-race | Abnormal | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 0.004* | 4.72 (1.87, 11.92) |
| Normal | 8 (7.5) | 99 (92.5) | |||
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| 6 months post-race | Abnormal | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | 0.999 | 1.16 (0.27, 4.93) |
| Normal | 9 (9.6) | 85 (90.4) | |||
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| 12 months post-race | Abnormal | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | 0.010* | 3.98 (1.55, 10.22) |
| Normal | 8 (7.5) | 98 (92.5) | |||
CI = confidence interval.
*
Significant association.