Dr Nicholas Ripley N.J.Ripley@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer
Dr Nicholas Ripley N.J.Ripley@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer
Prof Paul Comfort P.Comfort@salford.ac.uk
Professor of Strength & Conditioning
Mr John McMahon J.J.McMahon@salford.ac.uk
Measuring the bicep femoris long head fascicle length via the use of diagnostic ultrasound has become common practice within elite sport, using single images of between 4 and 6 cm. No study to date has compared single image estimations in terms of the varying fields of view (i.e., 4, 6, and 10 cm). Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether differences occur when estimating the bicep femoris long head fascicle length using short (4 cm), medium (6 cm), and long (10 cm) fields of view across three estimation equations. A total of 36 male athletes (age: 23.8 ± 3.8 years, body mass: 83.7 ± 14.0 kg, height: 1.81 ± 0.06 m) had three ultrasound images of the bicep femoris long head collected on a single occasion with the fascicle length estimated. A significant main effect was observed (p < 0.001) with moderate–very large differences (p < 0.078, d = 0.91–4.01). The smallest fields of view resulted in the greatest fascicle length. There were significant moderate–large associations between the fields of view (p < 0.001, r = 0.542–0.892). Unacceptable limits of agreement were observed, and the developed correction equations remained unacceptable. The partial measure equation is the most accurate whilst using the 10 cm fields of view, while the basic trigonometry equation had the lowest variability between fields of view and the smallest differences between fields of view; hence, this equation may be more appropriate when a <6 cm field of view is the only field of view available.
J. Ripley, N., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2024). Comparison between Short, Medium, and Long Fields of View in Estimating Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length. #Journal not on list, 3(2), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles3020014
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 21, 2024 |
Publication Date | May 24, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Aug 7, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 7, 2024 |
Journal | Muscles |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 153-165 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles3020014 |
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