28 July 2020: Clinical Research
Reliability of Myotonometric Measurement of Stiffness in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Jun-Sheng Ge 1BDF* , Tian-Tian Chang 2BDE* , Zhi-Jie Zhang 3ACG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924811
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924811
Table 3 Interoperator 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 | 0.98 (0.93–0.99) | 12.18 | 33.76 |
| LG(B) | 307.79±47.65 | 12.74 | 35.31 | |
| MG(A) | 252.64±23.14 | 0.98 (0.95–1.00) | 6.18 | 17.13 |
| MG(B) | 252.21±25.17 | 6.73 | 18.65 | |
| AT(A) | 581.50±115.99 | 0.98 (0.93–0.99) | 31.00 | 85.93 |
| AT(B) | 574.79±111.29 | 29.74 | 82.44 | |
| 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 – standard error measurement; MDC – minimal detectable change. | ||||