Regional Elastic Properties of the Achilles Tendon Is Heterogeneously Influenced by Individual Muscle of the Gastrocnemius

Table 1

Intraoperator reliability of mean elastic modulus values of MG, LG, and AT.

Measurement position	Test 1 (kPa)	Test 2 (kPa)	MDC (kPa)	95% CI	CV (%)	SEM (kPa)	ICC
MG (R)			3.24	0.61-0.94	16.39	1.17	0.84
LG (R)			1.98	0.79-0.97	17.33	0.72	0.92
AT0cm (R)			43.75	0.42-0.91	7.78	15.78	0.77
AT3cm (R)			42.04	0.54-0.93	8.88	15.17	0.82
MG (N)			7.66	0.78-0.96	18.61	2.76	0.91
LG (N)			4.16	0.88-0.98	17.91	1.50	0.95
AT0cm (N)			43.11	0.76-0.96	9.12	15.55	0.91
AT3cm (N)			39.86	0.71-0.95	7.90	14.38	0.88

R: relaxing position; N: neutral position; LG: lateral gastrocnemius; MG: medial gastrocnemius; AT: Achilles tendon; MDC: minimal detectable change; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; CV: coefficient of variation; SEM: standard error in measurement; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient.