Rome K, Campbell R S, Flint A A, Haslock I
School of Health, University of Teesside, Middlesborough, UK.
Br J Radiol. 1998 Nov;71(851):1149-52. doi: 10.1259/bjr.71.851.10434909.
The heel pad has an important role in pain-free locomotion due to its shock-attenuation function. Various diagnostic techniques are available to measure heel pad thickness. Ultrasonic measurement of the heel pad is inexpensive, involves no ionizing radiation and is portable, making it an ideal screening technique. Measurement errors may occur between different ultrasonic techniques used to measure heel pad thickness. A new standardized ultrasonic technique was performed on 15 healthy volunteers. The ultrasonic measurements were compared with the measurement obtained from a normal non-weightbearing heel pad thickness ultrasonic assessment. The results demonstrated a significant mean difference (p < 0.001) between the two techniques. The 95% confidence interval of the heel pad thickness difference indicated values between 7.68 and 9.13 mm. These results suggest that a standardized technique reduces the variability of measurement error when using weightbearing ultrasound, allowing a more reproducible diagnostic technique for assessing heel pad function, and improving patient management.
足跟垫因其减震功能在无痛运动中起着重要作用。有多种诊断技术可用于测量足跟垫厚度。足跟垫的超声测量成本低廉，不涉及电离辐射且便于携带，使其成为一种理想的筛查技术。用于测量足跟垫厚度的不同超声技术之间可能会出现测量误差。对15名健康志愿者进行了一种新的标准化超声技术检测。将超声测量结果与正常非负重足跟垫厚度超声评估获得的测量结果进行比较。结果表明，两种技术之间存在显著的平均差异（p < 0.001）。足跟垫厚度差异的95%置信区间显示值在7.68至9.13毫米之间。这些结果表明，标准化技术可减少使用负重超声时测量误差的变异性，从而为评估足跟垫功能提供一种更具可重复性的诊断技术，并改善患者管理。
