Ultrasonographic assessment of patellar tendon
NEOVASCULARIZATION
Wilcoxon signed rank test was conducted to find the difference of tendon thickness between CPT and UG-DN + CPT group at baseline (pre-treatment), and at 4 weeks (after treatment). The results revealed that there was a statistically significant improvement in tendon thickness in UG-DN + CPT group from baseline till 4th week in both groups (p = 0.000).Wilcoxon signed rank test was computed for pre and post comparison of tendon structure through echogenicity in both groups. The results showed that CPT and UG-DN + CPT had similar effects on tendon structure (p =  ≤ 0.001), (p = 0.054) respectively.Wilcoxon signed rank test was computed for pre and post comparison of neovascularization in both groups. The results showed that neovascularization pattern was found similar in CPT (p =  ≤ 0.001) and UG-DN + CPT groups (p = 0.002).