ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020
Reliability of Myotonometric Measurement of Stiffness in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Evaluating the Reliability of MyotonPro in Assessing Muscle Properties: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Can MyotonPRO Be Used to Assess the Muscles Surrounding the Shoulder Joint in Patients Who Have Undergone Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (ARCR) and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA)? A Review of the Current Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Review of Methods for Evaluating Changes in the Tension and Properties of the Gluteus Medius Muscle (GMED) and the Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL) as a Result of Hip Osteoarthritis (HOA) and After Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)-Could MyotonPRO Assessment Be the New Standard?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Treatment of Ochronotic Osteoarthropathy and the Evaluation of Selected Lower Limb Muscle Properties, Including the Patellar Tendon: A Case Report and Mini Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Characterization of the Structural and Mechanical Changes of the Biceps Brachii and Gastrocnemius Muscles in the Subacute and Chronic Stage after Stroke.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between Viscoelastic Properties of Tissues and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Contracture is related to modulation of passive stiffness in muscle and tendon after spinal cord injury (SCI). Current clinical assessments of stiffness in muscles and tendons are subjective in patients with spinal cord injury. We proposed a quantitative method to evaluate stiffness of the gastrocnemius and Achilles tendon (AT) with a portable device, the MyotonPRO. The purpose of this study was to investigate the intraoperator and interoperator reliability of the MyotonPRO when used in patients after spinal cord injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourteen patients with SCI participated in this study. Gastrocnemius stiffness and AT stiffness were measured with the MyotonPRO. RESULTS In participants with SCI, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values for intraoperator and interoperator reliability of stiffness measurements in the gastrocnemius and AT were excellent (all ICC >0.87), with relatively low values for standard error measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable change (MDC). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that use of the MyotonPRO is feasible for evaluating stiffness of the gastrocnemius and AT in the lower limbs of patients with spinal cord injury.
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