Table 1

Inter- and Intraobserver Precision and Accuracy of Radiographic Range of Motion Measurement Using the Keel Method at Increasing Beam Angles

ComparisonCalculationn10°15°P
Interobserver precisionaROM observations 1 and 2 combined1624.7 ± 4.623.8 ± 3.424.1 ± 3.324.2 ± 3.9.92
Intraobserver accuracyaROM error observations 1 and 2 combined164.3 ± 4.63.2 ± 3.33.8 ± 3.33.3 ± 3.9.86
Interobserver precisionbROM observation 1 - ROM observation 282.0 (0.0 - 10.0)3.0 (1.0 - 10.0)1.5 (0.0 - 10.0)1.0 (0.0 - 3.0).09
Intraobserver accuracybROM error observation 1 - ROM error observation 282.0 (0.0 - 10.0)3.0 (0.2 - 10.0)1.5 (0.0 - 9.4)1.0 (0.0 - 3.0).07
  • a ROM Values are means ± SD. P values are calculated by one-way ANOVA.

  • b ROM Values are medians (low-high). P values calculated by the Friedman test.