Ultrasonographic measurements of the metacarpophalangeal and talar cartilage thicknesses: A reliability study in healthy subjects

Autor:	Cengiz Han Açikel, Murat Kara, Ayşe Merve Ata, Şule Şahin Onat, João Constantino, Simão Serrano, Shaw-Gang Shyu, Süha Yalçın, Levent Özçakar
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Adult Cartilage Articular Male 030506 rehabilitation Intraclass correlation education Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Talus Metacarpophalangeal Joint Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reliability study Healthy volunteers medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Ultrasonography Observer Variation 030203 arthritis & rheumatology business.industry Cartilage Rehabilitation Ultrasound Healthy subjects Reproducibility of Results Middle Aged Healthy Volunteers medicine.anatomical_structure Ultrasound imaging Joint cartilage Female 0305 other medical science business Nuclear medicine Ankle Joint
Zdroj:	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 31:253-257
ISSN:	1878-6324 1053-8127
Popis:	Background Assessment of the joint cartilage using ultrasound imaging is important. Objective Our aim was to investigate the reliabilities of ultrasonographic measurements for talus dome (TCT) and metacarpal cartilage thicknesses (MCT). Methods Twenty healthy volunteers were recruited in the study. Every day, five physiatrists measured eight joint cartilage thicknesses. They repeated all the measurements in five consecutive days. Results Intra-observer intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values were "excellent" for all MCTs, except for the 3rd left MCT on the 1st day, 4th left MCT on the 1st day and 4th right MCT on the 3rd day which were "good". They were "excellent" for the TCT measurements, except for the left side on the 3rd day and the right side on the 4th day which were "good". Inter-observer ICC values pertaining to the 2nd MCT measurements were "excellent" for all sonographers. Third and 4th MCT measurements (at least one side) were "excellent" for four and three sonographers, respectively. On the other hand, while TCT measurements were "excellent" for 4 sonographers. Conclusions Our results have shown that sonographic measurements of MCT and TCT have good to excellent reliabilities in healthy adults. These findings support the use of ultrasound for cartilage assessment in various diseases.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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