Effect of subject position on the reliability of measurement of active ankle joint dorsiflexion.

The aim of this study was to compare the intratester reliability of goniometry for measurements of active ankle joint dorsiflexion (AJDF) using three subject positions. These positions were supine, prone (knee extended) and sitting (knee flexed). Twenty-six healthy subjects (mean age 42.3 years) wer...

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Publicado en:Foot (0958-2592) Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 153 - 159
Autores principales: Thoms V, Rome K
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. 1997 Sep
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          Ankle
          Goniometry
          Prone Position
          Supine Position
          Sitting
          Convenience Sample
          Intrarater Reliability
          Two-Way Analysis of Variance
          Data Analysis, Statistical
          Data Analysis Software
          P-Value
          Validation Studies
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Male
          Female
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: The aim of this study was to compare the intratester reliability of goniometry for measurements of active ankle joint dorsiflexion (AJDF) using three subject positions. These positions were supine, prone (knee extended) and sitting (knee flexed). Twenty-six healthy subjects (mean age 42.3 years) were measured on two separate occasions (mean interval 7.85 days). The prone position produced the lowest measurements (mean 6.5 degrees, SD 4.6 degrees) and the sitting position produced the greatest measurements (mean 11.70, SD 6.0 degrees). An ANOVA two-factor within subjects was undertaken to test the hypothesis that there was no significant difference in the reliability of the three positions to measure AJDF (P<0.05). A post hoc test concluded that there were significant differences between prone and sitting (P<0.05) and supine and sitting positions (P<0.05), but no significant difference between prone and supine positions. Analysis using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) demonstrated consistent intratester measurements (0.936) between the two occasions.
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