Criterion validity of lower extremity Motricity Index scores.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the criterion validity of lower extremity Motricity Index scores.


METHODS
Retrospective cross-sectional comparison of lower extremity Motricity Index scores and hand-held dynamometer measurements obtained from 15 patients with stroke.


RESULTS
For individual actions (ankle dorsiflexion, knee extension and hip flexion) and all actions combined, Pearson correlations were good to excellent (r= 0.78-0.91), significant (p < 0.001), and of high power (> or =99%).


CONCLUSIONS
The findings of this study support the criterion validity of the lower extremity Motricity Index.
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Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*