The Efficacy of Polidocanol Injections as a Treatment of Chronic Achilles. Tendinopathy

Summary

Chronic achilles tendinopathy is a common disease especially in adults. The golden standard in treatment has up to now been excentric exercises but with varying success. A new hypothesis is that this chronic pain is due to neo vascularisation. In a pilot study sclerosing injections with polidocanol have had a successful efficacy. Our aim is to study the efficacy of polidocanol as a treatment in a randomised controlled setting on a larger scale.

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Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2009-01

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Background Alfredson H, Ohberg L. Sclerosing injections to areas of neo-vascularisation reduce pain in chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a double-blind randomised controlled trial. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005 May;13(4):338-44. doi: 10.1007/s00167-004-0585-6. Epub 2005 Feb 2.

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