Table 5 Volume and thickness for harvested and unharvested tendons - two examiners taking two acquisitions on the same day
Inter-rater reliability for acquisition and analysis - 2 examiners/ 2 acquisitions/ same day/ 2 analysis per tendon | ||
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6 Participants | ||
Harvested (n = 11) and Unharvested (n = 10) patellar tendons | ||
Areas of interest | Volume (cm3) | Thickness (cm) |
Examiner1 (C.S.P.) | ||
 Patellar Apex | 1.1 ± 0.4 | NA |
 Proximal tendon | 1.1 ± 0.4 | NA |
 Mid Tendon | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
 Distal Tendon | 1.0 ± 0.4 | NA |
Examiner 2 (R.C.G.S.) | ||
 Patellar Apex | 0.9 ± 0.2 | NA |
 Proximal tendon | 1.0 ± 0.2 | NA |
 Mid Tendon | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
 Distal Tendon | 1.0 ± 0.3 | NA |
ICC (95% CI) | 0.67 (0.52, −0.77) | 0.97 (0.91, − 0.98) |
SEM (ICC) % GrM | 10.2 | 7.8 |
SEM (ICC) | 0.1 | 0.05 |