Reliability and concurrent validity of the figure-of-eight method of measuring hand size in patients with hand pathology

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 335-340

  Leard, John S ^a   Breglio, Lynn ^b   Fraga, Lorraine ^a   Ellrod, Nicole ^a   Nadler, Laura ^a   Yasso, Michael ^a   Fay, Eric ^a   Ryan, Kate ^a   Pellecchia, Geraldine L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b Connecticut Combined Hand Therapy ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Edema; Swelling; Tape measure; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FIGURE OF EIGHT METHOD; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELIABILITY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 2942532314     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2004.34.6.335     Document Type: Article

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