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Isometric trunk flexion strength was measured under identical conditions, and agreement between devices was analyzed using non-parametric tests, correlation, and concordance statistics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The HerniaCare Lab showed systematically higher strength values than the Activforce 2 (mean difference = + 22.3 N, p &lt; 0.001) but demonstrated a very strong positive correlation (\u03c1 = 0.95, p &lt; 0.001) and good concordance (CCC = 0.89). Bland\u2013Altman analysis revealed a mean bias of + 24.9 N with 95% limits of agreement from \u2212 17.7 to+ 67.5 N, and a slight proportional bias at higher force levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite predictable overestimation, the HerniaCare Lab exhibits strong concurrent validity and good agreement with an established reference device, supporting its potential clinical utility for objective, reproducible, and accessible assessment of abdominal wall strength in surgical populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-025-03580-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T04:15:56Z","timestamp":1773116156000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Concurrent validity and agreement of the HerniaCare Lab device for abdominal wall strength assessment"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Luis","family":"Gil Delgado","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Rangel Cascajosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0875-7185","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alejandro","family":"S\u00e1nchez Arteaga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luis","family":"Tall\u00f3n Aguilar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Borja","family":"Sa\u00f1udo Corrales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"3580_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"171","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.11489","volume":"107","author":"NA Henriksen","year":"2020","unstructured":"Henriksen NA, Montgomery A, Kaufmann R, Berrevoet F, East B, Fischer J et al (2020) Guidelines for treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias from the European hernia society and Americas hernia society. 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