Masego B Kebaetse, Dominic Griffiths, Gaonyadiwe G Mokone, Mpho S Mogodi, Brigid G Conteh, Oathokwa Nkomazana, John Wright, Rosemary Falama, Maikutlo Kebaetse
Sociocultural factors affecting first-year medical students' adjustment to a PBL program at an African medical school
BMC medical education
hip knee biomechanics measured drop vertical jump dvj used assess patients undergoing rehabilitation anterior cruciate ligament acl reconstruction confidently interpret data use outcome measures additional information reliability validity required therefore objective study estimate testretest reliability longitudinal validity selected lower limb biomechanics assessed dvj patients undergoing rehabilitation acl reconstruction biomechanical analysis dvj primary unilateral acl reconstruction patients 223 55y tested twice within 1 week 6 months postsurgery n 46 12 months postsurgery n 36 peak initial contact knee angles moments hip impulse vertical ground reaction forces vgrf isokinetic knee extension flexion strength global ratings change grc assessed reliability evaluated based 6month postsurgery data using intraclass correlation coefficients icc21 standard errors measurement minimum detectable change longitudinal validity evaluated assessing change 6 12 months using standardized response means srm assessing correlation pearsons r change landing biomechanics change strength grc iccs ranged 058 090 peak knee abduction flexion moments 044085 knee flexion abduction angles 082093 vgrfs 042065 hip impulse srms correlations change ranged 000 050 reliability longitudinal validity dvj measures varied ranging poortoexcellent present results assist interpretation assessed rehabilitation acl reconstruction