Table 1 List of inclusion and exclusion criteria
From: Elastography in the assessment of the Achilles tendon: a systematic review of measurement properties
| Â | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|---|
Population | Participants over the age of 18 | Participants with insertion AT, history of tendon rupture, past tendon surgery or other causes of heel pain |
| Â | Physically active and sedentary | |
| Â | Healthy participants and those identified as having mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy | |
Study type | Studies of any design, especially tool development or validation studies | Studies that only used elastography as an outcome measurement without taking into consideration the measurement properties |
| Â | The measurement properties of different elastography methods included reliability, measurement error, validity and responsiveness | Non-peer-reviewed papers, such as editorials or letters to the editor |
| Â | Studies investigating the Achilles tendon together with other tendons or muscles but providing separate results for different areas | Studies investigating the Achilles tendon together with other tendons or muscles but presenting results for the whole cohort |
| Â | Scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals | In vitro or cadaveric studies |