Validity and intra-examiner reliability of the Hawk goniometer versus the universal goniometer for the measurement of range of motion of the glenohumeral joint
| Autor: | Néstor Pérez Mallada, Oscar Arellano De León, Antonio Vargas Rodríguez, Sagrario Pérez de la Cruz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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musculoskeletal diseases Shoulder Intraclass correlation 0206 medical engineering Biomedical Engineering Biophysics 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Animals Humans Range of Motion Articular Joint (geology) Reliability (statistics) Mathematics Orthodontics Digital device Arthrometry Articular Shoulder Joint Reproducibility of Results 020601 biomedical engineering Hawks medicine.anatomical_structure Correlational study Goniometer Shoulder joint Range of motion 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Medical Engineering & Physics. 89:7-11 |
| ISSN: | 1350-4533 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.medengphy.2021.01.005 |
| Popis: | Aim The aim of this study was to establish the validity of an external measurement system (the Hawk goniometer). This is a digital device which measures joint ranges compared to the universal goniometer for the measurement of shoulder range of motion in healthy adults. Material and methods a correlational study with 157 healthy volunteers completed six shoulder movements (forward flexion, abduction, extension, adduction and internal and external rotation) with each shoulder. The degree of agreement between each goniometer and Hawk measurement was assessed using Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement (LOA). Results the tests showed a very strong relationship between the readings of both devices (CI between 0.81 and 0.99) and there were no significant differences between the mean readings of both devices. An intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of above 0.9 was obtained, indicating a high intra-evaluator reliability of the Hawk goniometer in repeated measurements of shoulder range of motion. Conclusions the Hawk goniometer is a valid and reliable element for the objective measurement of the range of motion at the shoulder joint. |
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