Inter- and Intratester Reliability of Lower Extremity Circumference Measurements

Harrelson, Gary L.; Leaver-Dunn, Deidre; Fincher, A. Louise; Leeper, James D.

doi:10.1123/jsr.7.4.300

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“…The reliability of cirumference measurments varies according to the type of tape measure being used. ICC ranges from 0.92 to 0.99 have been found with a Lufkin/Gulick spring loaded being more reliable than a standard synthetic tape measure (Harrelson et al 1998). The authors recommend not using the standard tape when more than one person is making measurements due to increased intertester error.…”

Section: Volume (Ml)mentioning

confidence: 94%

High day-to-day reliability in lower leg volume measured by water displacement

Pasley

O’Connor

2008

Eur J Appl Physiol

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The day-to-day reliability of lower leg volume is poorly documented. This investigation determined the day-to-day reliability of lower leg volume (soleus and gastrocnemius) measured using water displacement. Thirty young adults (15 men and 15 women) had their right lower leg volume measured by water displacement on five separate occasions. The participants performed normal activities of daily living and were measured at the same time of day after being seated for 30 min. The results revealed a high day-to-day reliability for lower leg volume. The mean percentage change in lower leg volume across days compared to day 1 ranged between 0 and 0.37%. The mean within subjects coefficient of variation in lower leg volume was 0.72% and the coefficient of variation for the entire sample across days ranged from 5.66 to 6.32%. A two way mixed model intraclass correlation (30 subjects x 5 days) showed that the lower leg volume measurement was highly reliable (ICC = 0.972). Foot and total lower leg volumes showed similarly high reliability. Water displacement offers a cost effective and reliable solution for the measurement of lower leg edema across days.

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Section: Volume (Ml)mentioning

confidence: 94%

High day-to-day reliability in lower leg volume measured by water displacement

Pasley

O’Connor

2008

Eur J Appl Physiol

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“…Measurements of the circumference of both thighs at 5 cm above the upper edge of the patella were taken for a follow‐up using a reliable and clinically approved spring tape device (23,24). This procedure was repeated every three days (from the day of admission) in both, ES and control.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation As a Possible Means to Prevent Muscle Tissue Wasting in Artificially Ventilated and Sedated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study

Meesen

Dendale

Cuypers

et al. 2010

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface

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“…Instead, we have reported the repeatability (ICC and CV) of measurements, which were generally very high. The high within-and between-day reliability of tape measure (Harrelson et al, 1998), water displacement volumetry (Brijker et al, 2000;Moholkar & Fenelon, 2001;Pasley & O'Connor, 2008), segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis (Yamada et al, 2010(Yamada et al, , 2017, and ultrasound shearwave elastography (Lacourpaille et al, 2012;Sasaki et al, 2014) has also been reported elsewhere. Thus, it is highly unlikely that the lack of control condition seriously affects the significance of our findings.…”

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confidence: 67%

Acute effect of wearing compression stockings on lower leg swelling and muscle stiffness in healthy young women

Sugahara

Doi

Nakayama

et al. 2018

Clin Physio Funct Imaging

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Compression stockings are known to be effective in reducing peripheral oedema or leg swelling by increasing tissue pressure and venous blood flow. While previous studies on compression stockings have focused on its prolonged, preventive effect on leg swelling, the aim of this study was to investigate an acute effect of wearing compression stockings on lower leg swelling and muscle stiffness. Twenty healthy women aged 18-23 years participated in the experiment conducted in the evening, in which they wore below-knee graduated compression stockings and rested in a seated position for 30 min. Before and after the application of stockings, maximum calf circumference, volume, extracellular water resistance (R ) and muscle stiffness of the right lower leg were determined by tape measure, water displacement volumetry, segmental bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy and ultrasound shear-wave elastography, respectively. The maximum calf circumference and the reciprocal of R (an index of extracellular fluid volume) significantly decreased after the application of stockings, whereas the total lower leg volume and the stiffness (shear modulus) of the medial gastrocnemius muscle tended to decrease. These changes, except for that in the medial gastrocnemius muscle stiffness, were opposite to those from morning to evening studied in the subgroup of participants (n = 8). However, partial correlation analysis failed to detect significant associations among these changes. These results suggest that even for a short period of application, compression stockings have some positive effects against lower leg swelling.

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Inter- and Intratester Reliability of Lower Extremity Circumference Measurements

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

High day-to-day reliability in lower leg volume measured by water displacement

High day-to-day reliability in lower leg volume measured by water displacement

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation As a Possible Means to Prevent Muscle Tissue Wasting in Artificially Ventilated and Sedated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study

Acute effect of wearing compression stockings on lower leg swelling and muscle stiffness in healthy young women

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