Inter-rater reliability of analysis - 1 acquisition/ 1 day/ 2 examiners/ 2 analysis per patellar tendon
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23 Participants
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Areas of interest
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Harvested patellar tendons (n = 20)
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Unharvested patellar tendons (n = 19)
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Volume (cm3)
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Thickness (cm)
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Volume (cm3)
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Thickness (cm)
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Examiner 1 (C.S.P.)
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Patellar Apex
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1.5 ± 0.3
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NA
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0.9 ± 0.2
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NA
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Proximal tendon
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1.4 ± 0.4
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NA
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0.9 ± 0.1
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NA
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Mid Tendon
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1.3 ± 0.3
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0.7 ± 0.2
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0.9 ± 0.1
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0.4 ± 0.1
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Distal Tendon
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1.3 ± 0.3
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NA
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0.8 ± 0.2
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NA
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Examiner 2 (R.C.G.S.)
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Patellar Apex
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1.2 ± 0.3
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NA
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0.9 ± 0.2
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NA
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Proximal tendon
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1.3 ± 0.3
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NA
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0.9 ± 0.2
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NA
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Mid Tendon
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1.4 ± 0.3
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0.7 ± 0.2
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1.0 ± 0.3
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0.4 ± 0.0
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Distal Tendon
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1.4 ± 0.2
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NA
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0.9 ± 0.2
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NA
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ICC (95% CI)
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0.59 (0.42, −0.71)
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0.85 (0.66, 0.94)
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0.30 (0.08, −0.49)
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0.24 (− 0.20, 0.62)
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SEM (ICC) % GrM
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16.4
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13.9
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14.6
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13.5
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SEM (ICC)
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.1
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- n = number of tendons assessed. Mean ± standard deviation
- ICC (95% CI) Intra-class coefficient of reliability (95% confidence interval), SEM % GrM Standard error of measurement as percentage of the grand mean, SEM Standard error of measurement