1. Ultrasound elastography of back muscle biomechanical properties: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current methods
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Mercedes David, Karine Devantéry, Bénédicte Nauche, Miguel Chagnon, Mark Keezer, Nathaly Gaudreault, Nathalie J. Bureau, and Guy Cloutier
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Ultrasound ,Elastography ,Biomechanics ,Back muscles ,Musculoskeletal conditions ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
Abstract Objectives To report the current elastography methods used to quantify back muscles’ biomechanical characteristics in patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSKd) and inform on their reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Methods MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane library and grey literature were consulted. Predefined criteria allowed for study selection and data extraction. The quality of evidence was rated using the COSMIN tool. Data were meta-analyzed in terms of pooled intraclass correlation coefficient (pICC) for reliability and pooled standardized mean difference (pSMD) for validity and responsiveness. Heterogeneity was assessed. Results Seventy-nine studies were included in the meta-analysis (total number of participants N = 3178). Three elastography methods were identified: strain imaging (SI; number of cohorts M = 26), shear wave imaging (SWI; M = 50), and vibration sonoelastography (VSE; M = 3). Strain imaging and SWI studies reported good reliability measurement properties (pICC > 0.70) and a medium pSMD (0.58 for SI and 0.60 for SWI; p ≤ 0.020) in discriminating MSKd from controls’ condition (validity). Strain imaging studies reported a medium pSMD (0.64; p = 0.005) in detecting within-group changes over time, whereas SWI pSMD was very high (1.24; p = 0.005). Only SWI reported significant but small pSMD (0.30; p = 0.003) in detecting between-group changes over time. The small number of VSE studies could not be meta-analyzed. Heterogeneity was high (I-squared > 90%; p
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- 2024
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