Visual assessment of dynamic knee joint alignment in patients with patellofemoral pain: an agreement study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of knee kinematics plays an important role in the clinical examination of patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP). There is evidence that visual assessments are reliable in healthy subjects, but there is a lack of evidence in injured populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the intra- and interrater agreement in the visual assessment of dynamic knee joint alignment in patients with PFP.

Methods

The study was a cross-sectional agreement study. Sixty participants (42 females) were included. We assessed the intra- and interrater agreement of two functional tests: The single leg squat (SLS) and the forward lunge (FL). One investigator scored the movement according to preset criteria while video recording the movement for retest. Moreover, the p

SUBMITTER: Hansen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532969 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature