The reliability and validity of the weight-bearing lunge test in a Congenital Talipes Equinovarus population (CTEV).

ABSTRACT:

Question

What is the intra and inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of the weight-bearing lunge test within a Congenital Talipes Equinovarus population?

Design

Test retest design for reliability and validity. The measure was taken, following preconditioning of the participants, using distance from wall, angle at distal posterior tibia using a digital inclinometer and the iPhone level function, twice by each rater. The raters included a clinician, clinician in training and a parent/carer.

Outcome measures

Weight bearing lunge test as a measure of ankle dorsiflexion.

Results

Twelve children aged 5-10 years were eligible to participate and consented, along with their parents. Intra-reliability of distance measures for all raters were good to excellent (

SUBMITTER: Gosse G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792513 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature