COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ELECTROGONIOMETRY AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY

Authors

  • Thiago Melo Malheiros de SOUZA Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • José Carlos Nogueira NÓBREGA JÚNIOR Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Diego Alves RODRIGUES Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Heleodório Honorato dos SANTOS Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Jeronimo Farias de ALENCAR Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Luis Carlos CARVALHO Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • José Jamacy de Almeida FERREIRA Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the digital photogrammetry replicability compared to electrogoniometry on the elbow flexion movement. Material and Methods: The sample was composed by 20 healthy and active subjects (8 men and 12 women; 20.1 ± 1.7 years; 60.9 ± 9.3 kg and 169.0 ± 8.8 cm), submitted to electrogoniometry and digital photogrammetry. The subjects were in sitting position with the right arm resting on a table; the shoulder was flexed at 90 degrees with a supinated forearm. The elbow flexion angle was measured with and without fixing the electrogoniometer in three different positions (closed, intermediate, open) randomly, using a manual goniometer (CARCI) adapted with a linear potentiometer and a digital camera (Sony, DSC-S750), and subsequently processed in the Biomed and Fisio Office softwares, respectively. Data were analyzed on the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS – 15.0) using the intra-class correlation (ICC) test to evaluate the reproducibility of the electrogoniometry and photogrammetry measures, inter-evaluators and inter-instruments. Results: It was observed a strong reproducibility of the electrogoniometry and photogrammetry for all measures, inter-evaluators (ICC>0.85; P<0.01) and inter-instruments (ICC>0.93; P<0.01). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the digital photogrammetry has high levels of reliability, both inter-evaluators and inter-instruments and thus can be used for physical therapy practice. DESCRIPTORS Goniometry. Photogrammetry. Range of Motion, Articular.

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Author Biographies

Thiago Melo Malheiros de SOUZA, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCSCS

José Carlos Nogueira NÓBREGA JÚNIOR, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCS

Heleodório Honorato dos SANTOS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCS

Jeronimo Farias de ALENCAR, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCS

Luis Carlos CARVALHO, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCS

José Jamacy de Almeida FERREIRA, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciencias da Saúde - CCS

Published

2013-10-11

How to Cite

SOUZA, T. M. M. de, NÓBREGA JÚNIOR, J. C. N., RODRIGUES, D. A., SANTOS, H. H. dos, ALENCAR, J. F. de, CARVALHO, L. C., & FERREIRA, J. J. de A. (2013). COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ELECTROGONIOMETRY AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 17(2), 133–138. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/13787

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