Table 4.

Correlations of sonoelastography parameters with Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) scores, Tardieu spasticity grades and angles on the hemiplegic side

Muscle	Wrist flexors			Finger flexors
	MAS	Tardieu grade	Tardieu angle	MAS	Tardieu grade	Tardieu angle
FCU
Elasticity index	0.181	0.077	−0.012	0.212	0.004	−0.104
Elasticity ratio	0.106	−0.001	−0.116	−0.216	0.345	0.106
FCR
Elasticity index	0.123	−0.014	0.101	−0.015	−0.081	−0.199
Elasticity ratio	0.105	−0.028	0.132	−0.058	−0.043	−0.189
FDP
Elasticity index	0.248	0.390	0.244	0.140	0.023	−0.418a
Elasticity ratio	0.257	0.281	0.287	−0.046	−0.014	−0.469a
FDS
Elasticity index	0.268	−0.005	−0.027	0.121	−0.077	−0.435a
Elasticity ratio	0.267	0.003	−0.076	−0.042	−0.114	−0.408

FCR, flexor carpi radialis; FCU, flexor carpi ulnaris; FDP, flexor digitorum profundus; FDS, flexor digitorum superficialis.

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level.