BMJ

THE FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT TEST 9+ IS A POOR SCREENING TEST FOR LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES IN PROFESSIONAL MALE FOOTBALL

Background The Nine Plus screening battery test (9+) is a series of 11 tests, used to assess limitations in fundamental movement patterns assumed to predispose athletes for injury. Objective To ...
BMJ

Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta ...

Objective To investigate the prognostic capacity of individual hop tests, hop test batteries and other unilateral functional performance tests following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Design ...
Medscape

The Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale Was Highly Reliable, Valid and Responsive in Individuals with Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis

The translation procedure consisted of four steps. First, two persons translated independently of each other the English version of the LEFS into Dutch (forward translation) (T1 & T2); one translator ...
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The German Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is reliable, valid and responsive in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement

Purpose To determine the measurement properties of a German version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis undergoing total joint replacement (TJR).
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The Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale Was Highly Reliable, Valid and Responsive in Individuals with Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis

Four-hundred and one individuals returned the baseline questionnaire in the study (response rate 82%). After the baseline questionnaire, 121 participants received a follow-up mailing to evaluate ...