Table 1
Tendon/ligament structure pathologyThicker tendon/ligamentErosionsEnthesis calcificationEnthesis PD signalBursitis
Triceps tendon enthesis, n (%)
 SSc13 (32.5)*12 (30)*5 (12.5)22 (55)*2 (5)
 Control04 (10)04 (10)0
Quadriceps tendon enthesis, n (%)
 SSc16 (40)*6 (15)*9 (22.5)*28 (70)*2 (5)
 Control1 (2.5)01 (2.5)4 (10)0
Proximal patellar ligament enthesis, n (%)
 SSc8 (20)*13 (32.5)*1 (2.5)14 (35)*3 (7.5)
 Control1 (2.5)2 (5.0)01 (2.5)0
Distal patellar ligament enthesis, n (%)
 SSc20 (50.0)*23 (57.5)*9 (22.5)*1 (2.5)3 (7.5)2 (5)
 Control2 (5.0)4 (10)0000
Achilles tendon enthesis, n (%)
 SSc22 (55)*10 (25)*5 (12.5)26 (65)*1 (2,5)19 (47.5)*
 Control1 (2.5)2 (5.0)1 (2.5)8 (20)05 (12.5)
Plantar aponeurosis enthesis, n (%)
 SSc11 (27.5)*6 (15.0)020 (50)*0
 Control02 (5.0)06 (15)0