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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is associated with arthritic changes of the posterior calcaneal cartilage: a retrospective study

Characteristic

Patients (total n = 16)

Sex [M]

11 (69 %)

Age, years [Mean, s.d., range]

48.9 ± 12.3 (25–68)

Duration of symptoms [Mean, s.d.]

2.2 ± 2.1 years

Background

 

Diabetes type 2

One (6 %)

Inflammatory disease

Four (25 %)

Intensive sports

Nine (56 %)

Specific treatments

 

Steroid injection

Nine (56 %)

Shock waves

Eight (50 %)

  1. M males; s.d. standard deviation