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Table 1 The results of the one-week-apart reliability evaluation of the external measurement device presented in means and Standard Deviations given in degrees (M 1 = measurement occasion one and M 2 = measurement occasion 2), and calculated with Intraclass Correlation Coefficient2,1 (ICC2,1), 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of ICC and 95% CI between M 1 and M 2.

From: Measurements of knee rotation-reliability of an external device in vivo

Angle/applied torque

M 1 m ± SD

M 2 m ± SD

ICC2,1

95% CI of ICC

95% CI of M 1 and M 2

90°/3 Nm

30 ± 6

29 ± 6

0.49

0.04-0.77

-2.0-3.1

90°/6 Nm

56 ± 9

56 ± 5

0.67

0.31-0.86

-1.6-3.0

90°/9 Nm

76 ± 9

76 ± 7

0.80

0.56-0.92

-1.2-1.6

90°/End-feel

72 ± 8

71 ± 7

0.65

0.32-0.84

-1.3-2.2

60°/3 Nm

33 ± 8

33 ± 4

0.24

-0.15-0.59

-3.8-3.7

60°/6 Nm

58 ± 8

61 ± 9

0.50

0.11-0.76

-2.6-3.8

60°/9 Nm

77 ± 10

75 ± 8

0.82

0.60-0.92

-0.2-3.9

60°/End-feel

74 ± 8

73 ± 8

0.76

0.48-0.90

-0.4-3.2

30°/3 Nm

28 ± 8

29 ± 7

0.22

-0.48-0.40

-4.9-2.9

30°6 Nm

55 ± 10

53 ± 8

0.50

0.11-0.77

-0.4-3.5

30°/9 Nm

79 ± 12

77 ± 11

0.84

0.65-0.93

-0.6-4.6

30°/End-feel

78 ± 11

76 ± 9

0.82

0.64-0.93

-0.4-5.6

  1. Calculations were made at three different flexion angles (90°, 60° and 30°) with four different applied torques (3, 6 and 9 Nm as well as the examiner's apprehension of end-feel) of the total internal-external knee joint rotation