Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 697-702 , May 2006

Test-Retest Reliability of Isokinetic Dynamometry for the Assessment of Spasticity of the Knee Flexors and Knee Extensors in Children With Cerebral Palsy

  • Samuel R. Pierce, PT, MS, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Institute for Physical Therapy Education, Widener University, Chester, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Samuel R. Pierce, PT, MS, NCS, Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3551 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
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  • Richard T. Lauer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Patricia A. Shewokis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Joseph A. Rubertone, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Margo N. Orlin, PT, PCS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Hahnemann Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

,Accepted 13 January 2006.

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    Bland-Altman plots for knee flexor spasticity, which examine the agreement between sets 1 and 2 for the slope of work and peak torque for each movement velocity. The y axis represents the subtraction

    Bland-Altman plots for knee flexor spasticity, which examine the agreement between sets 1 and 2 for the slope of work and peak torque for each movement velocity. The y axis represents the subtraction of set 2 from set 1, whereas the x axis represents the average of the sets. The 95% limits of agreement are represented as dashed lines, and mean bias is represented as a solid line.

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    Bland-Altman plots for knee extensor spasticity, which examines the agreement between sets 1 and 2 for the slope of work and peak torque for each movement velocity. The y axis represents the subtracti

    Bland-Altman plots for knee extensor spasticity, which examines the agreement between sets 1 and 2 for the slope of work and peak torque for each movement velocity. The y axis represents the subtraction of set 2 from set 1, whereas the x axis represents the average of the sets. The 95% limits of agreement are represented as dashed lines, and mean bias is represented as a solid line.

 Supported by Shriners Hospitals for Children (grant no. 8520).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00103-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.01.020

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 697-702 , May 2006

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