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Physical Education Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Physical Education Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Statistics Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
We assessed the reliability of the KT-2000 knee ar thrometer at 67, 89, 134, and 178 N and at manual maximum forces on 30 college students who were free from present or previous knee injuries. Two examiners tested all subjects on two occasions. Anterior laxity (P < 0.0001) and side-to-side difference (P < 0.05) sig nificantly increased as force increased. There was a significant difference (P < 0.0001) between testers for anterior laxity but not for side-to-side difference. We used intraclass correlation coefficients to estimate rel ative reliability. Anterior laxity intraclass correlation co efficients (2,1) between testers ranged from 0.81 to 0.86 and within tester correlations ranged from 0.92 to 0.95. Intraclass correlation coefficients for between testers for side-to-side differences ranged from 0.38 to 0.58 and within tester correlations ranged from 0.53 to 0.64. Subject-to-subject variability needs to be taken into account when interpreting intraclass correlation coefficient values. Our absolute reliability estimates (95% confidence intervals) were small, indicating little variability. Our data demonstrate the KT-2000 arthrom eter to be reliable. Researchers should present both relative and absolute reliability estimates, although we believe absolute estimates are of greater clinical value. Side-to-side differences are better discriminators than individual absolute values. We recommend that a <3 mm side-to-side difference be used to indicate stable knees.
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