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.