- Title
- The inter-tester reliability of the squeeze and bent-knee-fall-out tests in elite academy football players
- Creator
- O'Brien, James; Santner, Emanuel; Finch, Caroline
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/166759
- Identifier
- vital:13477
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.08.004
- Identifier
- ISBN:1466-853X
- Abstract
- Objectives: To evaluate the inter-tester reliability of two common tests for assessing hip and groin injuries, using a protocol closely reflecting normal clinical conditions. Design: Same-session, single-trial, inter-tester reliability study. Setting: Elite European football academy. Participants: Two testers and fifty-eight football players aged 14–21 years. Main outcome measures: Inter-tester reliability of the squeeze (in approximately 45° hip flexion) and bent-knee-fall-out (BKFO) tests, evaluated with intraclass correlation coefficients (two-way mixed, single measure) and minimal detectable change. Results: Both tests demonstrated excellent inter-tester reliability. The intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.92 (95% CI: 0.87–0.95) for the squeeze test, 0.91 (95% CI: 0.67–0.96) for the BKFO test on the right side and 0.92 (95% CI 0.87–0.95) for BKFO on the left side. The minimal detectable changes were 7.21 mmHg for the squeeze test, 0.95 cm and 0.75 cm for BKFO (right) and BKFO (left) respectively. Conclusion: The squeeze and the BKFO tests demonstrated excellent inter-tester reliability in elite academy football players, using a protocol reflective of normal clinical conditions.
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Relation
- Physical Therapy in Sport Vol. 34, no. (2018), p. 8-13
- Rights
- Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science; Football; Groin; Hip; Psychometric properties; Reliability
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