Fabienne Schillebeeckx, Julien Duyck, Anouk Plessers, Adele Agostini, Sandor Vander Poorten, Britta Hanssen, Kaat Desloovere, Geert Verheyden, Koen Peers
BACKGROUND: Drop foot is common post-stroke, elevating fall risks and mobility limitations. It is caused by weakness and lack of control of the tibialis anterior muscle (TA), for which various rehabilitation treatments are used. A reliable objective estimate of changes in TA muscle morphology and composition can enhance treatment optimization. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to ascertain 3D freehand ultrasound (3DfUS) reliability in measuring TA muscle volume, length, and echo intensity in stroke patients and healthy controls and its validity by comparing these features across legs, between patients and controls, and between clinical subgroups (i...
April 2, 2024: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation