Table 1.

Contracture Measurements by Different Methods.

Measurement method	Mean contracture	95% confidence interval
Manual goniometry	39	35-42
MP Joints	34	29-38
PIP Joints	42	38-47
DIP Joints	35	25-46
Trained photograph goniometry	35	32-39
MP joints	28	24-32
PIP joints	41	36-45
DIP joints	38	21-56
Untrained photograph goniometry	36	33-39
MP joints	31	26-35
PIP joints	40	35-44
DIP joints	37	26-48

Note. MP = metacarpophalangeal; PIP = proximal interphalangeal; DIP = distal interphalangeal.