BACKGROUND: Reliable quantification of hip abductor strength in a clinical setting is challenging. OBJECTIVES: To examine the intrarater and interrater reliability of three commonly used commercial dynamometers in the measurement of hip abduction. METHODS: Supine gravity minimised measures of unilateral hip abduction strength were recorded in 10 women (mean (SD) age 23.5 (1.9) years) using three different commercially available dynameters. Measurements were repeated over a three day period with a different device used on each day. RESULTS: Intrarater reliability ranged from 0.880 to 0.958 across the three devices, and measures of interrater reliability ranged from 0.899 to 0.948. CONCLUSION: Commercially available dynamometers can be used to quantify hip abduction strength with good to excellent reliability. A previously undescribed method of quantifying hip abduction strength in a clinical setting using readily available instrumentation is presented.
BACKGROUND: Reliable quantification of hip abductor strength in a clinical setting is challenging. OBJECTIVES: To examine the intrarater and interrater reliability of three commonly used commercial dynamometers in the measurement of hip abduction. METHODS: Supine gravity minimised measures of unilateral hip abduction strength were recorded in 10 women (mean (SD) age 23.5 (1.9) years) using three different commercially available dynameters. Measurements were repeated over a three day period with a different device used on each day. RESULTS: Intrarater reliability ranged from 0.880 to 0.958 across the three devices, and measures of interrater reliability ranged from 0.899 to 0.948. CONCLUSION: Commercially available dynamometers can be used to quantify hip abduction strength with good to excellent reliability. A previously undescribed method of quantifying hip abduction strength in a clinical setting using readily available instrumentation is presented.
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