It is recommended that the same therapist take all the measurements when assessing AROM for UG and PG goniometric measurements on patients with knee restrictions. Our study also revealed that it is preferable to use goniometry rather than visual estimations when measuring AROM. The results for the criterion validity varied.
Intra- and intertester reliability were high for both goniometers. The intertester reliability was high for flexion (ICC =.977-.982) and for extension (ICC =.893-.926) when using the UG. The results were also high with the PG (ICC =.996.953-.955) for flexion and extension, respectively. AB - The purposes of this study were to assess 1) the intertester reliability of goniometric measurements at the knee and 2) the validity of the clinical measurements by comparing them to measurements taken from roentgenograms. The UG intratester reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients ) was. The results of this study indicate that goniometric measurements of the knee joint are both reliable and valid. To serve as a gold standard, radiographs were taken in both positions.Īctive knee flexion and knee extension on 2 goniometers, radiographs. Subjects were evaluated in knee flexion and knee extension positions. Sixteen goniometric measurements were collected per patient by 2 physical therapists. Sixty subjects (34 men, 26 women mean age, 52yr) with various knee restrictions.
Radiology department at university hospital. To examine the intra- and intertester reliability of the universal goniometer (UG) and parallelogram goniometer (PG), and to assess the criterion validity of the same instruments on subjects with knee restrictions.
