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

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 ...
Healio

Self-reported functional outcomes after major lower extremity trauma may decline over time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed self-reported functional outcomes may decline over time among patients with major lower extremity ...
News Medical

New test can measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses

The finding is the first to validate the test as a tool to measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses. The study was published recently in the Journal of Bone & Joint ...