Reliability and Validity of Isometric Knee Extensor Strength Test With Hand-Held Dynamometer Depending on Its Fixation: A Pilot Study
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 84-93, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-227438
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the reliability and validity of hand-held dynamometer (HHD) depending on its fixation in measuring isometric knee extensor strength by comparing the results with an isokinetic dynamometer.METHODS:
Twenty-seven healthy female volunteers participated in this study. The subjects were tested in seated and supine position using three measurementmethods:
isometric knee extension by isokinetic dynamometer, non-fixed HHD, and fixed HHD. During the measurement, the knee joints of subjects were fixed at a 35degrees angle from the extended position. The fixed HHD measurement was conducted with the HHD fixed to distal tibia with a Velcro strap; non-fixed HHD was performed with a hand-held method without Velcro fixation. All the measurements were repeated three times and among them, the maximum values of peak torque were used for the analysis.RESULTS:
The data from the fixed HHD method showed higher validity than the non-fixed method compared with the results of the isokinetic dynamometer. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) between fixed HHD and isokinetic dynamometer method were statistically significant (supine-right r=0.806, p<0.05; seating-right r=0.473, p<0.05; supine-left r=0.524, p<0.05), whereas Pearson correlation coefficients between non-fixed dynamometer and isokinetic dynamometer methods were not statistically significant, except for the result of the supine position of the left leg (r=0.384, p<0.05). Both fixed and non-fixed HHD methods showed excellent inter-rater reliability. However, the fixed HHD method showed a higher reliability than the non-fixed HHD method by considering the intraclass correlation coefficient (fixed HHD, 0.952-0.984; non-fixed HHD, 0.940-0.963).CONCLUSION:
Fixation of HHD during measurement in the supine position increases the reliability and validity in measuring the quadriceps strength.
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Main subject:
Tibia
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Volunteers
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Restraint, Physical
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Pilot Projects
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Reproducibility of Results
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Supine Position
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Torque
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Muscle Strength Dynamometer
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Dimensional Measurement Accuracy
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Isometric Contraction
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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