Clinical Trials

The purpose of this investigation is to identify changes in tendon composition and gene expression between diseased and non-diseased tendon tissue with the goal of identifying molecular targets that can be harnessed to treat or reverse degenerative tendon disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine and describe the expected outcomes (degree of pain relief, duration of pain relief, return to sport or desired activity, and secondary treatment interventions sought) for individuals who undergo ultrasound guided Achilles and patellar tendon scraping for tendinopathy.

Achilles tendon rupture is a common injury and surgical treatment poses the risk of infection. An infected Achilles tendon is a difficult entity to treat due to a thin surrounding soft tissue envelope as well as poor tendon vascularity. In this retrospective review of cases examined at Mayo Clinic-Rochester, we seek to elucidate the clinical outcomes of patients who have undergone treatment for an infected Achilles tendon. 

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of Ultrasound-guided Tenotomy (USGT) by describing the rate and types of USGT-related complications at the Achilles, and to demonstrate the feasibility of an RCT (randomized control trial) at each site by measuring the patient volume per year treated with USGT for Achilles Tendinopathy (AT), and capture rate utilizing a standardized ultrasound imaging protocol for AT.

The research is about the post-procedure outcomes and is not about the ultrasound device or the ultrasound-guided tenotomy procedure.

The purpose of this study is evaluate the outcomes and complications in patients who underwent a rotator cuff repair.

The aim of this study will be to estimate and compare intra-rater reliability and minimal detectable change (MDC) of maximum ankle dorsiflexion (ADF) in persons with lower extremity injury using a weight-bearing lunge test (WBLT) and three clinical measurement tools: (1) standard goniometer; (2) bubble inclinometer; and (3) digital goniometer.