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Table 3 Summary of correlation coefficients (r) of alternative measures of frontal plane knee alignment relative to radiographic mechanical axis in recent major studies (p < 0.001)

From: A comparative assessment of alternatives to the full-leg radiograph for determining knee joint alignment

Study

Anatomic axis

Calliper

Goniometer

Inclinometer

3D*

Hinman et al.[3]

0.88

0.76

No correlation

0.80

-

Kraus et al.[9]

0.75

-

0.70

-

-

Mc Daniel et al.[10]

0.74

-

0.74

-

-

Sheehy et al.[15]

0.88-1.00

-

-

-

-

Vanwanseele etal.[12]

-

-

-

0.83

0.93

  1. *Three-dimentional Gait Analysis.
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 2052-1847

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