A comparison of three positions used to evaluate tibial varum
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Podiatric Medical Association in Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Vol. 78 (1) , 22-28
- https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-78-1-22
Abstract
The authors compare three positions used to measure tibial varum. Sixty-two females between the ages of 18 and 30 years were subjects. A manual goniometer was used to obtain measures of tibial varum in each of the three positions. A significant difference was found, using analysis of variance, among the three positions and between the left and right legs. Ten of the sixty-two subjects were radiographed to determine the most valid measurement. Correlation coefficients were calculated to compare measures from the three positions versus X-ray measurements. The results suggest that clinical techniques measure tibiofibular varum, and that the best position for measurement is the resting calcaneal stance position.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: