Table 1.
Mean values of Vastus Lateralis mechanical properties (Mean ± SD).
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | P2-1 | P3-1 | ICC2-1 (95%CI) |
ICC3-1 (95%CI) |
MDC2-1 | MDC3-1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shear Wave Elastography | |||||||||
| Shear Modulus (kPa) | 16.16 ± 9.56 | 15.74 ± 10.33 | 17.49 ± 12.29 | 0.623 | 0.375 | 0.80 (0.68, 0.88) |
0.62 (0.41, 0.77) |
8.80 | 15.52 |
| Strain Elastography | |||||||||
| Elastography Index (A.U.) | 2.39 ± 0.51 | 2.42 ± 0.47 | 2.42 ± 0.49 | 0.762 | 0.922 | 0.71 (0.57, 0.81) |
0.71 (0.57, 0.81) |
0.73 | 0.75 |
| MyotonPRO | |||||||||
| Dynamic Stiffness (N/m) | 321.45 ± 56.89 | 322.65 ± 58.15 | 318.19 ± 58.24 | 0.555 | 0.311 | 0.97 (0.95, 0.98) |
0.93 (0.89, 0.96) |
28.37 | 40.38 |
| Tensiomyography | |||||||||
| Radial Displacement (mm) | 6.71 ± 1.83 | 6.70 ± 1.88 | 6.66 ± 1.74 | 0.946 | 0.744 | 0.91 (0.85, 0.95) |
0.89 (0.82, 0.94) |
1.48 | 1.56 |