Table 7 Values of volume and thickness in harvested and unharvested patellar tendons – one acquisition, two examiners
Inter-rater reliability of analysis - 1 acquisition/ 1 day/ 2 examiners/ 2 analysis per patellar tendon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
23 Participants | ||||
Areas of interest | Harvested patellar tendons (n = 20) | Unharvested patellar tendons (n = 19) | ||
Volume (cm3) | Thickness (cm) | Volume (cm3) | Thickness (cm) | |
Examiner 1 (C.S.P.) | ||||
 Patellar Apex | 1.5 ± 0.3 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.2 | NA |
 Proximal tendon | 1.4 ± 0.4 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.1 | NA |
 Mid Tendon | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 |
 Distal Tendon | 1.3 ± 0.3 | NA | 0.8 ± 0.2 | NA |
Examiner 2 (R.C.G.S.) | ||||
 Patellar Apex | 1.2 ± 0.3 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.2 | NA |
 Proximal tendon | 1.3 ± 0.3 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.2 | NA |
 Mid Tendon | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.0 |
 Distal Tendon | 1.4 ± 0.2 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.2 | NA |
ICC (95% CI) | 0.59 (0.42, −0.71) | 0.85 (0.66, 0.94) | 0.30 (0.08, −0.49) | 0.24 (− 0.20, 0.62) |
SEM (ICC) % GrM | 16.4 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.5 |
SEM (ICC) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |