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Testing the Hip Abductor Muscle Strength of Older Persons Using a Handheld Dynamometer

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of a clinically applicable method of dynamometry to assess and monitor hip abductor muscle strength in older persons. DESIGN: Bilateral isometric hip abductor muscle strength measured with a handheld dynamometer, patients supine with the contralateral hip po...

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Autores principales: Awwad, Daniel H., Buckley, Jonathan D., Thomson, Rebecca L., O’Connor, Matthew, Carbone, Tania A., Chehade, Mellick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5557201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458517722608