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| Title |
The reliability of shear elastic modulus measurement of the ankle plantar flexion muscles is higher at dorsiflexed position of the ankle
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| Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13047-017-0199-0 |
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| Authors |
Junya Saeki, Tome Ikezoe, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoru Nishishita, Noriaki Ichihashi |
| Abstract |
Excessive stiffness of lower limb muscles is associated with sports injuries. Therefore, the identification of a reliable measurement of the shear elastic modulus of various ankle plantar flexion muscles is required to evaluate lower leg sports injuries. This study investigated the reliable measurement of the shear elastic modulus of the ankle plantar flexion muscles at different ankle positions. Twenty-three healthy young men (25.3 ± 3.6 years, 172.9 ± 5.0 cm, 67.2 ± 7.2 kg) participated in this study. The shear elastic moduli of the ankle plantar flexion muscles including the lateral gastrocnemius, medial gastrocnemius, soleus, peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus and tibialis posterior were measured using ultrasonic shear wave elastography at 0, 10 and 20° dorsiflexion. The reliability of the shear elastic modulus measurements for each ankle position was assessed. The results showed that the interday reliability of the measurements differed between ankle positions and that the reliability of the shear elastic modulus measurements at 20° dorsiflexion was higher than that at 10° or 0°. Our results suggest that measurements at 20° dorsiflexion may provide a more reliable measurement of the shear elastic modulus of ankle plantar flexion muscles. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Belgium | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 18 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 22% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 12% |
| Engineering | 4 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 20 | 30% |