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Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Score

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a common leg injury in military personnel and athletes and is especially related to running and jumping. A patient-reported outcome measure, the MTSS score, was developed to determine the severity of MTSS. Purpose: To translate, culturally adapt, and validate the MTSS score for the Turkish language. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Established guidelines were used for translation and adaptation. The Turkish version of the MTSS (MTSS-Tr) score was completed twice with a 1-week interval between assessments. In the first assessment, patients also completed the Turkish version of the 36-Item Short-Form Survey (SF-36-Tr) and a visual analog scale (VAS) for pain. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the MTSS-Tr were measured with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach α coefficient, respectively. The construct validity was demonstrated with the Spearman correlation coefficient ( r S ). Results: A total of 48 participants were included in the study. The test-retest reliability was good and internal consistency was good (ICC, 0.9; Cronbach α, 0.884). The MTSS-Tr score was highly negatively correlated with the physical component score of the SF-36-Tr ( r S = −0.716; P < .001). There was a moderate correlation between the MTSS-Tr score and the VAS pain score ( r S = 0.465; P = .001). Conclusion: The translated MTSS-Tr score has good internal consistency and good reliability and validity. Therefore, the MTSS-Tr score is useful to evaluate symptoms in patients with MTSS. Registration: NCT05400668 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).

Source: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

DOI: 10.1177/23259671241296885

Authors: Merve Demir Benli, Marinus Winters, Aynur S. Arslan, Ebru Ceylan, Cenk Benli, Metin Ergün