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Invited Commentary

J McConnell, BAppSci(Phty), GradDipManTher, MBiomedEng, PO Box 425, Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

Fitzgerald and McClure are to be commended for their study on "the reliability of four tests for patellofemoral alignment." With the push to demonstrate the efficacy of physical therapy, there is a need to critically analyze the reliability of measurements obtained with the assessment procedures we use. This study should teach us to be cautious about making dogmatic statements on the basis of one assessment procedure, particularly when it can be shown that different therapists can produce different results using the "same" procedure. We should realize that in many instances these tests should guide, not dictate, our treatment and that it is the patient's response to the treatment that will direct and fine-tune our treatment further.

The study by Fitzgerald and McClure confirms the findings of Artemieff et al on asymptomatic individuals¹ and of Norman et al on symptomatic individuals.²...

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Reliability of Measurements Obtained With Four Tests for Patellofemoral Alignment

G Kelley Fitzgerald and Philip W McClure
Physical Therapy 1995 75: 84-90. [Abstract] [PDF]