Reliability of point-of-care ultrasound for measuring quadriceps femoris muscle thickness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound can be used to assess muscle thickness. However, its reliability has not been fully evaluated.

Aim

This study aimed to assess the intrarater and inter-rater reliability of point-of-care ultrasound for the estimation of quadriceps and rectus femoris thickness in patients from a rehabilitation setting.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was conducted at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of a tertiary care hospital.

Population

Twenty-nine inpatients consecutively selected after admission.

Methods

Four observers, two trained and two untrained, used point-of-care ultrasound to measure quadriceps femoris and rectus femoris thickness. Each observer performed two measurements

SUBMITTER: Pinto-Ramos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019477 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature