The Accuracy of Goniometric Measurements of Proximal Interphalangeal Joints in Fresh Cadavers: Comparison between Methods of Measurement, Types of Goniometers, and Fingers

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-19

  Kato, Masami ^a   Echigo, Ayumu ^a   Ohta, Hisaaki ^a   Ishiai, Sumio ^a   Aoki, Mitsuhiro ^b   Tsubota, Sadako ^b   Uchiyama, Eiichi ^c  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FINGER; GONIOMETRY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION;

AGED; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CADAVER; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33846335518     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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