A mechanical equinometer to measure the range of motion of the ankle joint: Interobserver and intraobserver reliability

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-205

  Meyer, Dominik C ^a,b   Werner, Clement M L ^a   Wyss, Tobias ^a   Vienne, Patrick ^a  

^a Uniklinik Bagrist ^*

^b Orthopedic Practice   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon; Ankle Range of Motion; Gastrocnemius Shortening; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOOT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; JOINT LIMITATION; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 33645319754     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700309     Document Type: Article

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