Reliability of ultrasound for measurement of selected foot structures
GAIT & POSTURE, vol.39, no.1, pp.35-39, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 39 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.05.022
- Journal Name: GAIT & POSTURE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.35-39
- Keywords: Ultrasound, Foot structures, Reliability
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Understanding the relationship between the lower leg muscles, foot structures and function is essential to explain how disease or injury may relate to changes in foot function and clinical pathology. The aim of this study was to investigate the inter-operator reliability of an ultrasound protocol to quantify features of: rear, mid and forefoot sections of the plantar fascia (PF); flexor hallucis brevis (FHB); flexor digitorum brevis (FDB); abductor hallucis (AbH); flexor digitorum longus (FDL); flexor hallucis longus (FHL); tibialis anterior (TA); and peroneus longus and brevis (PER).