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Inter‐ and intraobserver reliability of walking‐track analysis used to assess sciatic nerve function in rats
Author(s) -
Brown C. J.,
Evans P. J.,
Mackin S. E.,
Bain J. R.,
Makino A. P.,
Hunter D. A.,
Hare G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920120204
Subject(s) - medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , sciatic nerve , track (disk drive) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , nuclear medicine , anatomy , computer science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
The inter‐ and intraobserver reliability of the walking‐track analysis of sciatic nerve function in the rat was assessed. Twenty‐five walking tracks were assessed on three different occasions by four observers. Whereas the interobserver reliability was found to be excellent (r = 0.92), the intraobserver reliability was only satisfactory (r = 0.53 to r = 0.76). Walking‐track analysis provides a noninvasive technique to assess function recovery in the rat, with excellent intraobserver reliability demonstrated. The lower intraobserver reliability suggests limitations to this new measurement technique.