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This article describes the qualitative research methodologies used to develop entry-level standards documents for the four medical radiations science professions in Australia. This Australian model features a mix of complementary research tools to validate the range and level of the professional standards. In addition to methodology, this article also describes the beneficial role played by these standards and the possibility of using the development method in other countries.
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Clinical Competence/standards , Technology, Radiologic/standards , Accreditation/standards , Australia , Ethics, Professional , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Nuclear Medicine , Professional Practice/standards , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Radiography , Radiotherapy , Reproducibility of Results , Technology, Radiologic/education , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of oblique-axis sacral torsion in the presence of true or apparent short leg. DESIGN: Prospective blind trial of eighteen subjects. SETTING: A suburban chiropractic practice, a hospital and a university campus. SUBJECTS: Of 33 subjects selected, 27 completed the study, 8 exhibited elimination criteria, and 1 X-ray was nondiagnostic. MAIN RESULTS: 3 x 3 contingency table showed the presence of unilateral sacral prominence as statistically significant (p > .001) in subjects with LLI. The incidence of unilateral sacral prominence on the short leg side was also significant (p > .05). Weighted kappa confirmed both (alpha > .001). CONCLUSIONS: Oblique-axis sacral torsion may play a role in intrapelvic adaptation to anisomelia of the lower limb; further examination of this prospect is warranted.