A new concept of estimating tibiofibular torsion: An in vivo reliability study

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Tamari, Kotaro ^a,c   Tinley, Paul ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; TIBIA TORSION; TIBIOFIBULAR TORSION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; TORSION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; TORSION;

EID: 0038657727     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.2.85     Document Type: Article

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