Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Ultrasound in Plantar Fascia Thickness Measurement
| Autor: | Mohammad Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Ali Shakourirad, Masoud Nakhaei, Reza Vahab Kashani, Mohammad Ebrahim Mousavi, Mohammad Reza Safari, Masoomeh Nakhaee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Orthodontics
030222 orthopedics Reproducibility Heel business.industry Intraclass correlation Ultrasound Plantar fasciitis 030229 sport sciences musculoskeletal system Sagittal plane body regions 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Plantar fascia Calcaneus medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Radiology. 15 |
| ISSN: | 2008-2711 1735-1065 |
| DOI: | 10.5812/iranjradiol.59022 |
| Popis: | Background: Plantar fascia is a thick connective tissue on the plantar side of the foot, which provides the normal shape of the longitudinal arch. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation on the medial tuberosity of calcaneus on the inferior side that may cause heel pain. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of heel pain. Ultrasonography has been recognized as an effective imaging tool for assessing plantar fascia thickness, monitoring the effect of different interventions and guiding therapeutic interventions in patients with plantar fasciitis. Operator dependency is a major limitation for the common use of ultrasound. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate intra and inter-rater reliability of ultrasound in measurements of the thickness of plantar fascia in different points of plantar fascia. Patients and Methods: Twelve healthy (without any lower extremity disorder) young (above 18) volunteers were recruited. Both heels were scanned in the sagittal plane by two raters. Subjects lied prone. Thickness of the plantar fascia was measured at the insertion point of the calcaneus, 5 and 10 mm from insertion of the calcaneus. For statistical analysis, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and linear mixed model ANOVA effects were run. Results: Our results showed that both intra and inter-rater reliability of plantar fascia thickness, measured by ultrasound, have high reproducibility (ICC > 0.821, ICC > 0.849). The linear mixed model suggested that neither rater nor time had a significant effect on the rater’s measurements. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that both intra and inter-rater of measuring plantar fascia thickness at three points using ultrasound seemed to be high. |
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