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. 2011 Dec 3;21(5):872–878. doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-2096-8

Table 2.

ROM summary and reliability statistics for intra-observer and inter-observer studies

Movement direction Normative mean (SD) ROM (°) [19] Results for IaO study Results for IeO study
Mean (SD) ROM (°) ICC (95% CI) SEM/(°) LoA/(°) Mean (SD) ROM (°) ICC (95% CI) SEM (°) LoA (°)
Active flexion 52 (7) 38 (14.3) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 1.4 −4.3 to 2.9 33 (15.8) 0.83 (0.61–0.93) 6.5 −21.6 to 16.1
Active extension 71 (5) 41 (16.4) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 1.6 −5.0 to 5.0 41 (18.1) 0.88 (0.72–0.96) 6.3 −18.9 to 18.0
Active Right Rotation 73 (11) 51 (14.1) 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 2 −6.4 to 4.5 45 (17.5) 0.92 (0.80–0.97) 4.9 −13.5 to 15.5
Active left rotation 71 (11) 51 (15.0) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 1.5 −4.6 to 3.4 45 (17.9) 0.87 (0.68–0.95) 6.5 −13.8 to 21.5
Active right lateral flexion 44 (0) 26 (9.4) 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 1.3 −4.2 to 3.0 25 (8.7) 0.82 (0.59–0.92) 3.7 −12.0 to 10.0
Active left lateral flexion 42 (2) 34 (9.8) 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 1.4 −4.3 to 3.3 32 (10.6) 0.88 (0.70–0.95) 3.7 −7.9 to 12.4
Total active ROM   241 (66.3) 0.99 (0.99–0.99) 6.6 −15.5 to 9.3 222 (79.0) 0.95 (0.86–0.98) 17.7 −50.7 to 56.4
Passive flexion 35 (14.8) 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 2.1 −6.5 to 4.6 32 (17.0) 0.90 (0.76–0.96) 5.4 −16.9 to 14.0
Passive extension 42 (17.8) 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 1.8 −4.3 to 4.4 40 (19.4) 0.96 (0.89–0.98) 3.9 −9.5 to 12.8
Passive right rotation 50 (18.8) 0.99 (0.97–0.99) 1.9 −6.9 to 5.1 44 (18.4) 0.89 (0.67–0.96) 6.1 −10.3 to 19.9
Passive left rotation 55 (20.3) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 2 −6.6 to 6.3 45 (22.0) 0.85 (0.60–0.94) 8.5 −17.4 to 29.4
Passive right lateral flexion 26 (11.0) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 1.6 −4.4 to 4.0 23 (10.1) 0.77 (0.36–0.92) 4.8 −16.6 to7.9
Passive left lateral flexion 32 (9.3) 0.98 (0.95–0.99) 1.3 −4.3 to 2.6 30 (10.5) 0.88 (0.70–0.95) 3.6 −8.4 to 12.2
Total passive ROM   240 (80.1) 0.99 (0.99–0.99) 8 −16.0 to 10.1 213 (90.4) 0.96 (0.90–0.99) 18.1 −42.1 to 59.3