28 July 2020 : Clinical Research
Reliability of Myotonometric Measurement of Stiffness in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Jun-Sheng Ge1BDF, Tian-Tian Chang2BDE, Zhi-Jie Zhang3ACG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924811
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924811
Table 2 Intraoperator reliability of muscle and tendon.
| Mean±SD (N/m) | Intra-operator reliability ICC (95% CI) | SEM (N/m) | MDC (N/m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG(A) | 308.43±45.59 | 0.91 (0.74–0.97) | 12.18 | 33.76 |
| LG(C) | 312.21±42.26 | 11.29 | 31.29 | |
| MG(A) | 252.64±23.14 | 0.87 (0.61–0.96) | 6.18 | 17.13 |
| MG(C) | 260.21±36.79 | 9.83 | 27.25 | |
| AT(A) | 581.50±115.99 | 0.89 (0.68–0.97) | 31.00 | 85.93 |
| AT(C) | 605.57±140.09 | 37.44 | 103.78 | |
| MG – medial head of gastrocnemius; LG – lateral head of gastrocnemius; AT – Achilles tendon; (A) – rater A; (B) – rater B; (C) – rater A (5 days later); ICC – intraclass correlation coefficients; CI – confidence intervals; SEM – the standard error measurement; MDC – the minimal detectable change. | ||||