Purpose 1: Quantative measurement of the knee rotation using a developped medical measurement device Purpose 2: Qualitative measurement of the knee rotation using a manual test to determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability Purpose 3: Comparison the quantitative - and qualitative measurement Doel 1: we meten de rotatie van de knie kwantitatief met een daartoe ontwikkelde rotatiemeter Doel 2: we meten de rotatie van de knie kwalitatief met een manuele test en bepalen de intra- en inter
Conditions
Interventions
Part 1 studies the range of motion quantitive
Part 2 studies the reliability of the qualitative measurement
Sponsors
thesis for finishing the master of science study Free University Brussels department medicine and pharmacy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Purpose 1: Healthy subjects 18-55 yrs of age without complaints on behalf of the musculoskeletal system Volontary participation Confirmation by informed consent Dutch speaking Purpose 2: 18-55 yrs of age Healthy subjects with or without limitation of the rotation of the knee Volontary participation Confirmation by informed consent Dutch speaking
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Both groups: Surgery in the medical history of knee, hip, ankle or foot. Fracture of the lower extremity in the past Congenital abnormalityof the lower extremity Systemic inflammatory diseases Muscle disease Radiculopathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Part 1: range of motion of external and internal rotation of the lower leg in degrees, the mean value and the standard deviation Part 2: overall agreement and the kappa value | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| inapplicable | — |
Contacts
Public ContactP.M. Cuppen
Cheiron Medisch Centrum Waalre
Outcome results
None listed