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Table 1 The results (mean ± SD) of measurements of the ankle joint dorsiflexion, ankle joint dorsiflexion with 90-degrese knee flexion and the popliteal angle (°) performed by each rater in 142 healthy adolescent subjects examined twice within 2 h

From: The agreement and repeatability of measurements of ankle joint dorsiflexion and poplietal angle in healthy adolescents

Parameter

Examination

Orthopaedics specialist

Resident medical doctor in orthopaedics

Physiotherapy student

Right

ankle dorsiflexion

First

7.8 ± 5.1 (0–20)

9.7 ± 4.7 (0–24)

8.5 ± 4.4 (0–20)

Second

8.0 ± 5.5 (0–22)

9.5 ± 4.5 (0–24)

8.9 ± 4.1 (0–20)

Left

ankle dorsiflexion

First

7.18 ± 5.42 (0–25)

9.95 ± 4.86 (0–26)

8.7 ± 4.0 (0–20)

Second

8.0 ± 5.0 (0–21)

10.0 ± 4.7 (0–24)

9.2 ± 4.1 (0–20)

Right

ankle dorsiflexion with knee flexion

First

17.7 ± 6.1 (4–35)

18.1 ± 5.8 (4–32)

18.0 ± 5.3 (4–32)

Second

17.0 ± 5.7 (7–32)

17.3 ± 5.9 (4–36)

17.6 ± 5.6 (4–37)

Left

dorsiflexion, with knee flexion

First

15.7 ± 6.7 (0–40)

16.7 ± 6.4 (4–32)

17.2 ± 5.4 (4–32)

Second

16.1 ± 5.8 (4–32)

16.4 ± 6.2 (4–38)

17.3 ± 5.8 (0–32)

Right

popliteal

First

33.9 ± 15.5 (0–70)

29.2 ± 12.0 (4–60)

29.5 ± 10.6 (6–58)

Second

34.0 ± 14.4 (0–70)

29.0 ± 11.3 (4–68)

29.6 ± 10.1 (6–52)

Left

popliteal

First

37.9 ± 13.7 (0–70)

30.5 ± 11.5 (5–60)

30.4 ± 9.6 (2–54)

Second

36.0 ± 14.0 (0–66)

30.0 ± 11.3 (6–52)

31.4 ± 11.0 (4–58)