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Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Goniometer-Pro App vs a Universal Goniometer in determining Passive Flexion of Knee

by Alberto Melian Ortiz, Sofía Laguarta Val, David Varillas Delgado
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 173 - Number 1
Year of Publication: 2017
Authors: Alberto Melian Ortiz, Sofía Laguarta Val, David Varillas Delgado
10.5120/ijca2017915229

Alberto Melian Ortiz, Sofía Laguarta Val, David Varillas Delgado . Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Goniometer-Pro App vs a Universal Goniometer in determining Passive Flexion of Knee. International Journal of Computer Applications. 173, 1 ( Sep 2017), 30-34. DOI=10.5120/ijca2017915229

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author = { Alberto Melian Ortiz, Sofía Laguarta Val, David Varillas Delgado },
title = { Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Goniometer-Pro App vs a Universal Goniometer in determining Passive Flexion of Knee },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Sep 2017 },
volume = { 173 },
number = { 1 },
month = { Sep },
year = { 2017 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 30-34 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume173/number1/28302-2017915229/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2017915229 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Sofía Laguarta Val
%A David Varillas Delgado
%T Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Goniometer-Pro App vs a Universal Goniometer in determining Passive Flexion of Knee
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 173
%N 1
%P 30-34
%D 2017
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Purpose: Smartphones have become a staple in our society. They are essential not only for our day-to-day lives but also as a healthcare tool in the face of the emergence of a myriad of health-based applications. Analyze the reliability and concurrent validity of an iPhone app as compared with traditional goniometry. Methods: 21 subjects of our work centre, in 2016 had 4 measurements of their degree of knee flexion for a randomly chosen knee position: 2 by universal goniometry (UG) and 2 by the Goniometer-Pro (G-Pro) application. A different evaluator made each measurement. The radiographs were used as a gold standard to measure the actual knee flexion angle. Results: The difference between mean intra-group values was 3,148º (±2,669º) and 2,476º (±2,638º) for G-Pro. The difference between the mean intra-group values was 5.45º. Inter-observer consistency for UG was 0,990 and 0,993 for G-Pro; As regards validity, the values obtained were 0,976 for UG and 0,992 for G-Pro. Conclusions: The Goniometer-Pro app seems to be a reliable and accurate tool for determining the values of knee flexion. The values obtained are slightly more accurate than those of traditional goniometry. Implication: This study intend to promote the use of apps of systemic form in the health system, as a component integrated into the management of the health. This work not only compares the reliability of two methods of measurement, compare the reliability or validity with a gold standard, as it is the radiological measurement.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Goniometry smartphone app knee flexion knee.

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