Estimating the elbow carrying angle with an electrogoniometer: Acquisition of data and reliability of measurements

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Zampagni, Maria L ^a   Casino, Daniela ^a   Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   Visani, Andre A ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85046983197     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080401-39     Document Type: Article

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