Title

A Multicenter Study Of The Test-Retest Reliability Of The Lower Extremity Functional Test

Keywords

Adherence; Multidirectional; Rehabilitation

Abstract

Context: Many clinicians use functional-performance tests to determine an athlete's readiness to resume activity; however, research demonstrating reliability of these tests is limited. Objective: To introduce the Lower Extremity Functional Test (LEFT) and establish it as a reliable assessment tool. Design: Week 1: Subjects participated in a training session. Week 2: Initial maximal-effort time measurements were recorded. Week 3: Retest time measurements were recorded. Setting: The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW-L) and the University of Central Florida (UCF). Subjects: 27 subjects from UW-L and 30 from UCF. Main Outcome Measures: Time measurements were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Results: ICC values of .95 and .97 were established at UW-L and UCF, respectively. Conclusions: The LEFT is a reliable assessment tool.

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Publication Title

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volume

11

Issue

3

Number of Pages

190-201

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.11.3.190

Socpus ID

0036704763 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0036704763

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