Muscle Testing

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  6. Chang, Chih-Hung, Rong-Sen Yang, Kuang-Ho Chen, Tang-Kue Liu, Wen-Chih Chen, Yi-Ching Ho, and Sheng-Mou Hou. "Muscle Torque in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Comparison of Subvastus and Midvastus Approaches." Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 18, no. 7 (2010): doi:10.1007/s00167-010-1066-8.
  7. Cibulka, Michael T, Michael J Strube, Damon Meier, Michelle Selsor, Christopher Wheatley, Nathan G Wilson, and James J Irrgang. "Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Hip Rotation and Its Relationship to Hip Rotator Muscle Strength." Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 25, no. 1 (2010): doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.09.006.
  8. Diraçoglu, Demirhan, Akin Baskent, Iker Yagci, Levent Ozçakar, and Resa Aydin. "Isokinetic Strength Measurements in Early Knee Osteoarthritis." Acta reumatológica portuguesa 34, no. 1 (2009): 72-7.
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  10. Fan, Eddy, Nancy D Ciesla, Alex D Truong, Vinodh Bhoopathi, Scott L Zeger, and Dale M Needham. "Inter-Rater Reliability of Manual Muscle Strength Testing in ICU Survivors and Simulated Patients." Intensive care medicine 36, no. 6 (2010): doi:10.1007/s00134-010-1796-6.
  11. Givon, Uri. "[Muscle Weakness in Cerebral Palsy]." Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica 43, no. 2 (2009): doi:10.3944/AOTT.2009.087.
  12. Hall, Sue, George Lewith, Sarah Brien, and Paul Little. "An Exploratory Pilot Study to Design and Assess the Credibility of a Sham Kinesiology Treatment." Forschende Komplementärmedizin (2006) 15, no. 6 (2008): doi:10.1159/000170401.
  13. Harris-Love, M O, J A Shrader, D Koziol, N Pahlajani, M Jain, M Smith, H L Cintas, and others. "Distribution and Severity of Weakness Among Patients with Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis and Juvenile Dermatomyositis." Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 48, no. 2 (2009): doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken441.
  14. Hébert, Luc J, Jean-François Remec, Joanne Saulnier, Christophe Vial, and Jack Puymirat. "The Use of Muscle Strength Assessed with Handheld Dynamometers As a Non-Invasive Biological Marker in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Patients: A Multicenter Study." BMC musculoskeletal disorders 11 (2010): doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-72.
  15. Keith, Michael Warren, Victoria Masear, Kevin Chung, Kent Maupin, Michael Andary, Peter C Amadio, Richard W Barth, and others. "Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 17, no. 6 (2009): 389-96.
  16. Khambati, Fatema Abbas, Vanaja Prabhakar Shetty, Sunil Dattatraya Ghate, and Gospi Dolly Capadia. "Sensitivity and Specificity of Nerve Palpation, Monofilament Testing and Voluntary Muscle Testing in Detecting Peripheral Nerve Abnormality, Using Nerve Conduction Studies As Gold Standard; A Study in 357 Patients." Leprosy review 80, no. 1 (2009): 34-50.
  17. Klingels, Katrijn, P De Cock, G Molenaers, K Desloovere, C Huenaerts, E Jaspers, and H Feys. "Upper Limb Motor and Sensory Impairments in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy. Can They Be Measured Reliably?" Disability and rehabilitation 32, no. 5 (2010): doi:10.3109/09638280903171469.
  18. de Koning, Chantal H P, Sylvia P van den Heuvel, J Bart Staal, Bouwien C M Smits-Engelsman, and Erik J M Hendriks. "Clinimetric Evaluation of Methods to Measure Muscle Functioning in Patients with Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review." BMC musculoskeletal disorders 9 (2008): doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-142.
  19. Kozin, Scott H, Leonard D'Addesi, Ross S Chafetz, Sarah Ashworth, and M J Mulcahey. "Biceps-To-Triceps Transfer for Elbow Extension in Persons with Tetraplegia." The Journal of hand surgery 35, no. 6 (2010): doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.011.
  20. Maffiuletti, Nicola A. "Assessment of Hip and Knee Muscle Function in Orthopaedic Practice and Research." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 92, no. 1 (2010): doi:10.2106/JBJS.I.00305.
  21. Mahony, Kate, Adrienne Hunt, Deborah Daley, Susan Sims, and Roger Adams. "Inter-Tester Reliability and Precision of Manual Muscle Testing and Hand-Held Dynamometry in Lower Limb Muscles of Children with Spina Bifida." Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics 29, no. 1 (2009): doi:10.1080/01942630802574858.
  22. Paalanne, Niko P, Raija Korpelainen, Simo P Taimela, Jouko Remes, Matti Salakka, and Jaro I Karppinen. "Reproducibility and Reference Values of Inclinometric Balance and Isometric Trunk Muscle Strength Measurements in Finnish Young Adults." Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association 23, no. 5 (2009): doi:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181a3cdfc.
  23. Paternostro-Sluga, Tatjana, Martina Grim-Stieger, Martin Posch, Othmar Schuhfried, Gerda Vacariu, Christian Mittermaier, Christian Bittner, and Veronika Fialka-Moser. "Reliability and Validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale and a Modified Scale for Testing Muscle Strength in Patients with Radial Palsy." Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 40, no. 8 (2008): doi:10.2340/16501977-0235.
  24. Rider, Lisa G, Deloris Koziol, Edward H Giannini, Minal S Jain, Michaele R Smith, Kristi Whitney-Mahoney, Brian M Feldman, and others. "Validation of Manual Muscle Testing and a Subset of Eight Muscles for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies." Arthritis care & research 62, no. 4 (2010): doi:10.1002/acr.20035.
  25. Sertpoyraz, Filiz, Sibel Eyigor, Hale Karapolat, Kazim Capaci, and Yesim Kirazli. "Comparison of Isokinetic Exercise Versus Standard Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study." Clinical rehabilitation 23, no. 3 (2009): doi:10.1177/0269215508099862.
  26. Silvers, W Matthew, and Dennis G Dolny. "Comparison and Reproducibility of Semg During Manual Muscle Testing on Land and in Water." Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology 21, no. 1 (2011): doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.05.004.
  27. Vandervelde, L, P Y K Van den Bergh, A Renders, N Goemans, and J-L Thonnard. "Relationships Between Motor Impairments and Activity Limitations in Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders." Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 80, no. 3 (2009): doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.150060.
  28. Van Veen, Natasja H J, Anne E Roberts, Margaret E Mahato, and Johan P Velema. "Evaluation of Simplified Tests for the Diagnosis of Nerve Function Impairment in Leprosy: The Sensory Motor Screening (SMS) Study." Leprosy review 80, no. 1 (2009): 51-64.