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Article

Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study

by
Lorena Canosa-Carro
1,
Daniel López-López
2,
Carmen de Labra
3,
Raquel Díaz-Meco-Conde
1,
Blanca de-la-Cruz-Torres
4 and
Carlos Romero-Morales
1,*
1
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28001 Madrid, Spain
2
Research, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
3
NEUROcom, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Instituto de Investigación Biomé-dica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, University of A Coruna, 15001 La Coruna, Spain
4
Deparment of Physiotherapy, University of Seville, Avicena Street, 41009 Seville, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2022, 10(3), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10030526
Submission received: 7 February 2022 / Revised: 4 March 2022 / Accepted: 10 March 2022 / Published: 14 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ultrasound Imaging Advances and Research in Healthcare)
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Abstract

Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to compare the echo intensity (EI) and echovariation (EV) of the intrinsic foot muscles (IFMs) between individuals with and without plantar fasciitis (PF), using ultrasound imaging. The secondary objective was to study the intra-rater reliability of the echotexture variables. Methods: A case–control study was conducted with 64 participants, who were divided into the following two groups: A, the PF group (n = 32); B, the healthy group (n = 32). Results: The comparison between the two groups did not identify significant differences (p > 0.05) between the flexor hallucis brevis (FHB), flexor digitorum brevis (FDB), quadratus plantae (QP) and abductor hallucis brevis (AHB) variables for the EI and EV. Moreover, excellent intra-rater reliability was reported for the following ultrasound imaging EI variables: ABH (ICC = 0.951), FHB (ICC = 0.949), FDB (ICC = 0.981) and QP (ICC = 0.984). Conclusions: The muscle quality assessment using the EI and EV variables did not identify differences in the FHB, FDB, AHB and QP muscles between individuals with and without PF through USI evaluation. The reliability of all the IFM measurements was reported to be excellent.
Keywords: ultrasonography; musculoskeletal diseases; plantar fascia ultrasonography; musculoskeletal diseases; plantar fascia

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Canosa-Carro, L.; López-López, D.; de Labra, C.; Díaz-Meco-Conde, R.; de-la-Cruz-Torres, B.; Romero-Morales, C. Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study. Healthcare 2022, 10, 526. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10030526

AMA Style

Canosa-Carro L, López-López D, de Labra C, Díaz-Meco-Conde R, de-la-Cruz-Torres B, Romero-Morales C. Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study. Healthcare. 2022; 10(3):526. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10030526

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Canosa-Carro, Lorena, Daniel López-López, Carmen de Labra, Raquel Díaz-Meco-Conde, Blanca de-la-Cruz-Torres, and Carlos Romero-Morales. 2022. "Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study" Healthcare 10, no. 3: 526. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10030526

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Canosa-Carro, L., López-López, D., de Labra, C., Díaz-Meco-Conde, R., de-la-Cruz-Torres, B., & Romero-Morales, C. (2022). Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study. Healthcare, 10(3), 526. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10030526

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