%0 Journal Article %1 Allington2002 %A Allington, Nanni J %A Leroy, Nathalie %A Doneux, Carole %D 2002 %J J Pediatr Orthop B %K Adolescent; Ankle Joint; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Observer Variation; Orthopedics; Photic Stimulation; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility Results %N 3 %P 236--239 %T Ankle joint range of motion measurements in spastic cerebral palsy children: intraobserver and interobserver reliability and reproducibility of goniometry and visual estimation. %V 11 %X The aim of this study was to assess the intra- and interobserver reliability and reproducibility of goniometry and visual estimation of ankle joint range of motion measurements in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Forty-six ankles of 24 spastic cerebral palsy children were measured under a strict protocol. The global mean measurement error was 5 degrees (SD, 5 degrees) for intra- and interobserver measurements and 3 degrees (SD, 3 degrees) for goniometry versus visual estimation. Statistical analysis showed a high reliability for intra- and interobserver measurements (r>0.75), between visual estimation and goniometry (correlation coefficient, r>0.967; concordance coefficient, r>0.957). Both visual estimation and goniometry ankle range-of-motion measurements are reliable and reproducible in spastic cerebral palsy children if a strict but simple protocol is applied.

@article{Allington2002, abstract = {The aim of this study was to assess the intra- and interobserver reliability and reproducibility of goniometry and visual estimation of ankle joint range of motion measurements in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Forty-six ankles of 24 spastic cerebral palsy children were measured under a strict protocol. The global mean measurement error was 5 degrees (SD, 5 degrees) for intra- and interobserver measurements and 3 degrees (SD, 3 degrees) for goniometry versus visual estimation. Statistical analysis showed a high reliability for intra- and interobserver measurements (r>0.75), between visual estimation and goniometry (correlation coefficient, r>0.967; concordance coefficient, r>0.957). Both visual estimation and goniometry ankle range-of-motion measurements are reliable and reproducible in spastic cerebral palsy children if a strict but simple protocol is applied.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T17:38:16.000+0200}, author = {Allington, Nanni J and Leroy, Nathalie and Doneux, Carole}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24bcf806fd32fd53a86502213fe684f7e/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {b15bb96baf073c4c9d52c742cfa2553c}, intrahash = {4bcf806fd32fd53a86502213fe684f7e}, journal = {J Pediatr Orthop B}, keywords = {Adolescent; Ankle Joint; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Observer Variation; Orthopedics; Photic Stimulation; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility Results}, month = Jul, number = 3, pages = {236--239}, pmid = {12089500}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T17:38:16.000+0200}, title = {Ankle joint range of motion measurements in spastic cerebral palsy children: intraobserver and interobserver reliability and reproducibility of goniometry and visual estimation.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 11, year = 2002 }