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The modified Thomas test is not a valid measure of hip extension unless pelvic tilt is controlled

The modified Thomas test was developed to assess the presence of hip flexion contracture and to measure hip extensibility. Despite its widespread use, to the authors’ knowledge, its criterion reference validity has not yet been investigated. The purpose of this study was to assess the criterion refe...

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Autores principales: Vigotsky, Andrew D., Lehman, Gregory J., Beardsley, Chris, Contreras, Bret, Chung, Bryan, Feser, Erin H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27602291
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2325