Inter-session reliability of markerless lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics for return-to-sport screening tasks.

Evaluating movement quality in dynamic tasks is vital in return-to-sport (RTS) decision-making, yet marker-based motion capture (MoCap) can be complex. This study assessed the inter-session reliability of lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics obtained using Theia3D, a markerless MoCap soluti...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 43; no. 21; pp. 2576 - 2591
Autores principales: Xu, Jiaming, Wen, Zhishen, Augustine, Sylvia, Sharir, Raihana, De Bleecker, Camilla, Robinson, Mark A., Jamkrajang, Parunchaya, Smeets, Annemie, Vanrenterghem, Jos
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=188721454&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ccm
    uiTerm: 188721454
    longDbName: CINAHL Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    dissinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        02640414
        5BV
      jtl: Journal of Sports Sciences
      issn: 02640414
      maglogo: Y
    pubinfo:
      dt: Nov2025
      vid: 43
      iid: 21
      pid: 377
      pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    artinfo:
      ui:
        188721454
        187109476
        188721454
        188721454
        10.1080/02640414.2025.2541490
        188721454
      ppf: 2576
      ppct: 15
      formats:
      tig:
        atl: Inter-session reliability of markerless lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics for return-to-sport screening tasks.
      aug:
        au:
          Xu, Jiaming
          Wen, Zhishen
          Augustine, Sylvia
          Sharir, Raihana
          De Bleecker, Camilla
          Robinson, Mark A.
          Jamkrajang, Parunchaya
          Smeets, Annemie
          Vanrenterghem, Jos
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
      sug:
        subj:
          Joints Physiology
          Lower Extremity Physiology
          Kinematics
          Biomechanics
          Motion Capture Equipment and Supplies
          Sports Re-Entry
          Decision Making, Computer Assisted
          Health Screening
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Human
          Experimental Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Male
          Female
          Convenience Sample
          Repeated Measures
          Imaging, Three-Dimensional
          Functional Assessment
          Adult
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
          Software
          T-Tests
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Evaluating movement quality in dynamic tasks is vital in return-to-sport (RTS) decision-making, yet marker-based motion capture (MoCap) can be complex. This study assessed the inter-session reliability of lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics obtained using Theia3D, a markerless MoCap solution, during dynamic RTS screening tasks. Eighteen healthy participants performed six tasks over two sessions. Joint kinematics and kinetics were evaluated for absolute reliability between sessions, for discrete values and time-varying profiles. Test–retest reliability was evaluated using (integrated) intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC). With few exceptions, integrated ICC values of joint angular displacements and moments showed moderate-to-excellent reliability (0.61–0.86 and 0.62–0.90 for angles in the sagittal and frontal plane, respectively; 0.54–0.88 and 0.51–0.85 for moments). SEM values for joint angles were low, indicating minimal session-to-session variation for kinematics. However, most MDC values were relatively high compared to expected intervention effects, particularly showing that kinetic measurements may not yet accurately detect clinically meaningful changes. Overall, these findings thus support the markerless MoCap's potential for tracking lower extremity dynamics during RTS screening, particularly for kinematics and sagittal plane kinetics, but highlight limited inter-session reliability for frontal plane kinetic parameters at the hip and ankle.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype:
        research
        tables/charts
        Journal Article
      ougenre: Article
    language: English
    refInfo:
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N