Intra-assessor reliability and measurement error of ultrasound measures for foot muscle morphology in older adults using a tablet-based ultrasound machine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To gain insight into the role of plantar intrinsic foot muscles in fall-related gait parameters in older adults, it is fundamental to assess foot muscles separately. Ultrasonography is considered a promising instrument to quantify the strength capacity of individual muscles by assessing their morphology. The main goal of this study was to investigate the intra-assessor reliability and measurement error for ultrasound measures for the morphology of selected foot muscles and the plantar fascia in older adults using a tablet-based device. The secondary aim was to compare the measurement error between older and younger adults and between two different ultrasound machines.

Methods

Ultrasound images of selected foot muscles and the plantar fascia were collected in young

SUBMITTER: Willemse L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8788121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature