Inter-assessor reliability of practice based biomechanical assessment of the foot and ankle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no consensus on which protocols should be used to assess foot and lower limb biomechanics in clinical practice. The reliability of many assessments has been questioned by previous research. The aim of this investigation was to (i) identify (through consensus) what biomechanical examinations are used in clinical practice and (ii) evaluate the inter-assessor reliability of some of these examinations.

Methods

Part1: Using a modified Delphi technique 12 podiatrists derived consensus on the biomechanical examinations used in clinical practice. Part 2: Eleven podiatrists assessed 6 participants using a subset of the assessment protocol derived in Part 1. Examinations were compared between assessors.

Results

Clinicians choose to estimate rather than quant

SUBMITTER: Jarvis HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3431260 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature