Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon

Objectives: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), a common knee condition, is characterized as presence of peripatellar pain during activities especially during loading of the lower extremity. Gonzalez-Suarez et al. (2021) developed a sonographic technique that assessed patellar tendon displacement w...

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Main Authors: Jan-Tyrone Cabrera, Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez, Cristel Bernice Wee, Gabriel Rodnei Geslani, Emmanuel Guevara, Reil Vinard Espino, Ivan Neil Gomez
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000338
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author Jan-Tyrone Cabrera
Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez
Cristel Bernice Wee
Gabriel Rodnei Geslani
Emmanuel Guevara
Reil Vinard Espino
Ivan Neil Gomez
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Reil Vinard Espino
Ivan Neil Gomez
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description Objectives: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), a common knee condition, is characterized as presence of peripatellar pain during activities especially during loading of the lower extremity. Gonzalez-Suarez et al. (2021) developed a sonographic technique that assessed patellar tendon displacement within the trochlear groove. This study aims to determine the reliability of this sonographic technique. Methods: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study of three sonologist on the lateral displacement of the patellar tendon using ultrasound. Patellar tendon displacement was assessed using the three novel sonographic measurement techniques: 1) region of trochlear groove where the patellar tendon midpoint is located, 2) distance between deepest portion of the trochlear groove and patellar tendon midpoint and 3) percentage of lateral displacement of the patellar tendon. The measurements were done with the patients in supine and standing. Results: Ten participants with a mean age of 27.6 ± 1.56 years were included in the study. Pilot studies were done to improve the sonographic technique. Intraclass correlation coefficients yielded good to excellent inter-rater and excellent intra-rater reliability (>0.75) in the supine and standing positions except the inter-rater reliability of the region of the trochlear groove where patellar tendon midpoint is in supine position. Conclusion: The sonographic techniques for measurement of lateral patellar tendon displacement showed good to excellent intra-rater and inter-rater reliability between sonologists of different levels of expertise using a well-defined scanning protocol.
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spelling doaj-art-6d44b9e27a4c4b75b2862dd6078e87412025-08-20T02:50:13ZengElsevierWFUMB Ultrasound Open2949-66832024-12-012210006510.1016/j.wfumbo.2024.100065Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendonJan-Tyrone Cabrera0Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez1Cristel Bernice Wee2Gabriel Rodnei Geslani3Emmanuel Guevara4Reil Vinard Espino5Ivan Neil Gomez6Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines; University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines; Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Manila, Philippines; Corresponding author. University of Santo Tomas – Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Espana, Manila, 1015, Philippines.Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines; University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines; Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Manila, PhilippinesUniversity of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, PhilippinesFaculty of Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, PhilippinesFaculty of Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, PhilippinesCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, PhilippinesCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, PhilippinesObjectives: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), a common knee condition, is characterized as presence of peripatellar pain during activities especially during loading of the lower extremity. Gonzalez-Suarez et al. (2021) developed a sonographic technique that assessed patellar tendon displacement within the trochlear groove. This study aims to determine the reliability of this sonographic technique. Methods: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study of three sonologist on the lateral displacement of the patellar tendon using ultrasound. Patellar tendon displacement was assessed using the three novel sonographic measurement techniques: 1) region of trochlear groove where the patellar tendon midpoint is located, 2) distance between deepest portion of the trochlear groove and patellar tendon midpoint and 3) percentage of lateral displacement of the patellar tendon. The measurements were done with the patients in supine and standing. Results: Ten participants with a mean age of 27.6 ± 1.56 years were included in the study. Pilot studies were done to improve the sonographic technique. Intraclass correlation coefficients yielded good to excellent inter-rater and excellent intra-rater reliability (>0.75) in the supine and standing positions except the inter-rater reliability of the region of the trochlear groove where patellar tendon midpoint is in supine position. Conclusion: The sonographic techniques for measurement of lateral patellar tendon displacement showed good to excellent intra-rater and inter-rater reliability between sonologists of different levels of expertise using a well-defined scanning protocol.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000338UltrasoundPatellofemoral pain syndromeLateral patellar tendon displacementReliability studies
spellingShingle Jan-Tyrone Cabrera
Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez
Cristel Bernice Wee
Gabriel Rodnei Geslani
Emmanuel Guevara
Reil Vinard Espino
Ivan Neil Gomez
Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
WFUMB Ultrasound Open
Ultrasound
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Lateral patellar tendon displacement
Reliability studies
title Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
title_full Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
title_fullStr Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
title_full_unstemmed Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
title_short Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
title_sort reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon
topic Ultrasound
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Lateral patellar tendon displacement
Reliability studies
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000338
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