Reliability of knee joint position sense measurement: a comparison between goniometry and
image capture methods
Engelsk titel: Reliability of knee joint position sense measurement: a comparison between goniometry and
image capture methods
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Författare:
Smith, Toby
;
Russell, Joseph
;
Irving, Fiona
Email: toby.smith@uea.ac.uk
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 35
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16055350
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study was to evaluate the intrarater and interrater reliability of handheld
goniometry compared to image capture (IMC) in the assessment of joint position sense (JPS) in
healthy participants. A repeated-measures observational study was undertaken with 36
asymptomatic
university students of both genders aged 18-45 years. JPS in the knee was assessed by two
assessors over two sessions (1 week interval) using handheld goniometry and IMC methods. JPS
was assessed at four target knee flexion angles. Intrarater and interrater reliability was assessed
with absolute error (AE), relative error (RE) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Interrater
reliability for goniometry was poor to substantial (ICC 0.00 to 0.64) and for IMC was poor to
moderate (ICC 0.00 to 0.47). Intrarater reliability for goniometry was poor to moderate (ICC 0.00
to 0.42) and for IMC was poor to moderate (ICC 0.00 to 0.41). AE for goniometry ranged from 3.2 to
8.6 and RE from 0.1 to -8.3. AE for IMC ranged from 5.3 to 12.5 and RE from 0.1 to 11.1.
Neither goniometry nor IMC appeared to be superior to the other in JPS assessment. Caution
should be applied when considering the reliability of goniometry and IMC before making a clinical
assessment.
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