PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 629-635 , July 2009

Inter-rater Reliability of Three Musculoskeletal Physical Examination Techniques Used to Assess Motion in Three Planes While Standing

  • Heidi Prather, DO

      Affiliations

    • Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: H.P.
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  • Devyani Hunt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO‡
    • ,
  • Karen Steger-May, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO§
    • ,
  • Marcie Harris Hayes, PT, DPT, OCS

      Affiliations

    • Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Evan Knaus, DO

      Affiliations

    • Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO∥
    • ,
  • John Clohisy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO#

Received 8 September 2008 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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 Supported in part by award number UL1RR024992 from the National Center for Research Resources. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health. This work was also supported in part by the Curing Hip Disease Fund.

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PII: S1934-1482(09)00513-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.05.003

PM&R
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