RT Journal Article
T1 Ultrasound Strain Elastography Reliability in the Assessment of the Plantar Fascia and Its Relationship with the Plantar Thickness in Healthy Adults: An Intra and Interobserver Reliability Study in Novice Evaluators.
A1 Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel
A1 Cervera-Garvi, Pablo
A1 Aguilar-García, María
A1 Cuevas-Cervera, María
A1 González-Muñoz, Ana
A1 Navarro Ledesma, Santiago
K1 Pies - Ecografía
K1 Pies - Medición
AB This study was aimed at verifying both the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of measuring plantar fascia stiffness for a given image in healthy active adults. Methodology. This study is reported following the Guidelines of Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies. A total of 20 plantar fascia from healthy volunteers were analyzed. The thickness of the plantar fascia was measured vertically from the anterior edge of the inferior calcaneal border to the inferior border of the plantar fascia and the ultrasound elastography measurement was taken at the calcaneal insertion of the plantar fascia with the region of interest one centimeter away from the insertion. Results. The ultrasound strain elastography measurements: the right intraobserver 1 showed an ICC value of 0.9 and the left intraobserver 1 showed an ICC value of 0.78, while the right intraobserver 2 showed an ICC value of 0.91 and the left intraobserver 2 showed an ICC value of 0.83. Interobserver measurements showed excellent reliability with a right ICC value of 0.8 and a left ICC value of 0.9 for the plantar fascia thickness measurements. Discussion. The results of this study showed a strong correlation between left and right plantar fascia thickness. The intraobserver reliability was excellent for both plantar fascia ultrasound strain elastography and thickness measurements, with interobserver measurements showing excellent reliability.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-07-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31425
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31425
LA eng
NO Aguilar-Nuñez, D.; Cervera-Garvi, P.; Aguilar-Garcia, M.; Cuevas-Cervera, M.; Gonzalez-Muñoz, A.; Navarro-Ledesma, S. Ultrasound Strain Elastography Reliability in the Assessment of the Plantar Fascia and Its Relationship with the Plantar Thickness in Healthy Adults: An Intra and Interobserver Reliability Study in Novice Evaluators. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11072040
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026