Skip to main content

Table 2 Minimal detectable change

From: Cervical spine reposition errors after cervical flexion and extension

Joints

C0/C1

C1/C2

C2/C3

C3/C4

C4/C5

C5/C6

C6/C7

Overall

MDC

0.35°

0.70°

0.70°

0.73°

1.17°

1.17°

0.58°

0.73°

SEM

0.13°

0.25°

0.25°

0.26°

0.42°

0.42°

0.21°

0.26°

  1. Minimal detectable change across joints calculated from the standard error of measurement error by 1.96 × √2 × SEM. MDC indicates minimal detectable change. SEM indicates standard error of measurement error