■刚度和长度是运动和医学中公认的肌腱参数。肌电图和超声成像是量化这些参数的常用方法。然而,需要进一步的研究来澄清这些方法的可靠性,特别是在评估最大负荷肌腱时,以及由不同经验丰富的研究者进行评估时。本研究旨在确定使用肌测法和扩展视野超声(EFOV-US)技术测量髌腱(PT)和跟腱(AT)的刚度和长度的内部和中间可靠性由不同经验丰富的研究者进行休息和最大负荷。
■27名参与者在不同的三天由一名经验丰富的研究者和一名新手研究者进行了检查。主要结果是组内相关系数(ICC)和相关的95%置信区间(95%CI),变异系数(CV),测量标准误差(SEM),和最小可检测的变化(MDC)在测量日和调查。
■对于静止和最大负载时的PT测量,刚度和长度的估计ICC分别为≥.867和≥.970,95%CI从差(.306)到优(.973),从好(.897)到优(.999)。CV,SEM,PT刚度和长度的MDC≤5.2%和≤2.0%,≤39.3N/m且≤0.9mm,且≤108.9N/m且≤2.6mm,分别。对于AT测量,一些限制是明显的刚度在休息和两个参数在最大负荷。然而,关于静止时的AT长度,估计ICC≥.996,95%CI(.987-.999)。CV,SEM,静止时AT长度的MDC为2.8%,≤1.1mm,且≤2.9mm,分别。
■对于有经验和新手研究人员,估计的ICC显示出良好至优异的可靠性,用于测量静息时PT刚度和长度以及最大负荷的肌力学方法和EFOV-US技术。然而,对于AT来说,一些限制是显而易见的,特别是在最大负荷的测量。
UNASSIGNED: Stiffness and length are well-established tendon parameters in sports and medicine. Myotonometry and ultrasound imaging are the commonly used methods to quantify these parameters. However, further studies are needed to clarify the reliability of these methods, especially when assessing maximally loaded tendons and when conducted by different experienced investigators. This study aimed to determine the intra- and interrater reliabilities of measuring the stiffness and length of the patellar tendon (PT) and Achilles tendon (AT) using the myotonometry method and the extended field-of-view ultrasound (EFOV-US) technique at rest and maximal load performed by different experienced investigators.
UNASSIGNED: Twenty-seven participants were examined on three different days by one experienced investigator and one
novice investigator. Primary outcomes were the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and associated 95% confidence interval (95% CI), coefficient of variation (CV), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC) across the measurement days and investigators.
UNASSIGNED: For PT measurements at rest and maximal load, the estimated ICCs for stiffness and length were ≥.867 and ≥.970, respectively, with 95% CIs ranging from poor (.306) to excellent (.973) and good (.897) to excellent (.999). The CV, SEM, and MDC for PT stiffness and length were ≤5.2% and ≤2.0%, ≤39.3 N/m and ≤0.9 mm, and ≤108.9 N/m and ≤2.6 mm, respectively. For AT measurements, some restrictions were evident for stiffness at rest and both parameters at maximal load. However, regarding AT length at rest, the estimated ICC was ≥.996, with an excellent 95% CI (.987-.999). The CV, SEM, and MDC for AT length at rest were 2.8%, ≤1.1 mm, and ≤2.9 mm, respectively.
UNASSIGNED: The estimated ICCs show good to excellent reliability for the myotonometry method and the EFOV-US technique for measuring PT stiffness and length at rest and maximal load for experienced and
novice investigators. However, some restrictions are evident for the AT, especially for measurements at maximal load.