Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging for the assessment of selected morphometric parameters of the flexor hallucis longus muscle in healthy individuals: An inter- and intra- rater reliability study

  1. Romero, Carlos 1
  2. Abuín Porras, Vanesa 1
  3. Navarro Flores, Emmanuel 3
  4. López, Patricia 2
  5. Mazoteras Pardo, Victoria 4
  6. Jiménez Cebrián, Ana María 5
  7. López López, Daniel 7
  8. de la cruz torres, BLANCA 6
  1. 1 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

  2. 2 Universidad de Extremadura
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    Universidad de Extremadura

    Badajoz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0174shg90

  3. 3 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  4. 4 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

  5. 5 Universidad de Málaga
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    Universidad de Málaga

    Málaga, España

    ROR https://ror.org/036b2ww28

  6. 6 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

  7. 7 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

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Revista:
Archives of Medical Science

ISSN: 1734-1922,  1896-9151

Año de publicación: 2021

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5114/AOMS/140294 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Archives of Medical Science

Resumen

Introduction:Ultrasound imaging (USI) is useful to evaluate structures of the foot to guide treatment, but the reliability of USI technique needs to be clarified. The goal of the study was to evaluate the intra- and inter-examiner reliability of USI image capture, and measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) and thickness of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) for experienced and novice examinersMaterial and methods:FHL images were captured for 20 healthy adults. Reliability of image capture was evaluated between images repeated at 10-min interval for an experienced and a novice examiner. Reliability of image-based measurements was evaluated for one experienced and one novice rater, using all images. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and the standard error of measurement (SEM) were calculatedResults:Intra-examiner reliability of image capture for the FHL muscle examined by USI was excellent for both thickness (ICC3,1, 0.944–0.976; SEM, 6.8%–10.0%) and CSA (ICC3,1, 0.954–0.979; SEM, 10.8%–16.5%), with no effect of examiner experience. Reliability was also excellent for measurement of thickness (ICC3,1, 0.954–0.972; SEM, 1.2%–9.6%) and CSA (ICC3,1, 0.961–0.986; SEM, 9.2%–14.1%), with no effects of experience.Conclusions:Reliability of image capture and image-based measurements developed by USI of CSA and thickness for the FHL muscle in healthy individuals was excellent, independent of the examiner experience.

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