A preliminary study measuring the quadriceps angle of healthy adult subjects while standing in the anatomical position and during stance phase of the gait cycle, using the Peak-5 Motion Analysis System
A preliminary study measuring the quadriceps angle of healthy adult subjects while standing in the anatomical position and during stance phase of the gait cycle, using the Peak-5 Motion Analysis System
The quadriceps or Q-angle is the only routinely available measure of patello-femoral joint mechanics in the clinical situation. It is commonly measured by clinicians using a long-arm goniometer with the subject in the standing or long-sitting position. Q-angle values are important and greatly influence the nature of treatment, including surgery, of individuals with anterior knee pain syndrome (AKPS). It is well documented that measures taken with agoniometer are subject to varying levels of intra- and inter-relater reliability (Hogeweg et al, 19941, whereas the Peak-5 video motion analysis system is of proven accuracy and reliability (Scholz and Millford, 1995). Thus the purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the reliability of a particular procedure for measuring the Q-angle in healthy adults, in both static and dynamic circumstances, using the Peak-5 videomotion analysis system.
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Kitsell, F,H.
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Wilson, A.W.
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April 1998
Kitsell, F,H.
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Wilson, A.W.
64a82514-8d20-40b5-ac71-56a26751a714
Kitsell, F,H. and Wilson, A.W.
(1998)
A preliminary study measuring the quadriceps angle of healthy adult subjects while standing in the anatomical position and during stance phase of the gait cycle, using the Peak-5 Motion Analysis System.
Physiotherapy, 84 (4), .
(doi:10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66004-X).
Abstract
The quadriceps or Q-angle is the only routinely available measure of patello-femoral joint mechanics in the clinical situation. It is commonly measured by clinicians using a long-arm goniometer with the subject in the standing or long-sitting position. Q-angle values are important and greatly influence the nature of treatment, including surgery, of individuals with anterior knee pain syndrome (AKPS). It is well documented that measures taken with agoniometer are subject to varying levels of intra- and inter-relater reliability (Hogeweg et al, 19941, whereas the Peak-5 video motion analysis system is of proven accuracy and reliability (Scholz and Millford, 1995). Thus the purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the reliability of a particular procedure for measuring the Q-angle in healthy adults, in both static and dynamic circumstances, using the Peak-5 videomotion analysis system.
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