Inter-rater reliability for measurement of passive physiological movements in lower extremity joints is generally low: A systematic review

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-235

  van Trijffel, Emiel ^a   van de Pol, Rachel J ^b   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^c   Lucas, Cees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre The Netherlands ^*

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lower extremity; Passive motion; Physical examination; Physiotherapy; Range of motion; Reliability; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952276983     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70005-9     Document Type: Review

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