(n.) An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Intertester reliability for measurements obtained with a goniometer was .90 for flexion and .86 for extension.
(2) Goniometric PROM measurements for the shoulder appear to be highly reliable when taken by the same physical therapist, regardless of the size of the goniometer used.
(3) The goniometers were set on the right hip joint, knee joint, and ankle joint and the inclinometer was set on the right side of the trunk.
(4) The angles of joints are measured by newly developed goniometers which use the bending loss of rubber optical fibers.
(5) The goniometer was used to record the hip movement patterns of six subjects who cycled in the standing position on a treadmill.
(6) The goniometer is presented first, followed by the development of the equations that enable the distance from the joint center to the pedal spindle to be determined.
(7) By TEM equipped with a goniometer stage, a part of the limiting membrane of B-granules became visible as the stage tilt progressed.
(8) A special verification apparatus facilitated evaluation of goniometer inherent accuracy.
(9) Range-of-motion (ROM) measurements were taken for forward bending (FB), backward bending (BB) (double inclinometers), lateral bending (LB) (tape measure), and rotation (double-arm goniometer).
(10) A simple goniometer for the hip has been described, and in contrast a sophisticated telemeterized system has been devised.
(11) The novel design of ANGULATOR--flexible polycentric goniometer is presented.
(12) The Ortho Ranger does not provide remarkable advantages in measurement compared to the goniometer.
(13) Recordings of the goniometer were made at three locations within the field of view of the cameras.
(14) The results of this check indicate that the attachment point of the goniometer to the rider can be located to within 2.5 mm of the true position.
(15) The most clinically useful were cervical rotation using a protractor, cervical lateral flexion using a goniometer, thoracolumbar flexion as the C7 to iliac crest line distraction, thoracolumbar lateral flexion as the fingertip to floor distance and the modified Schober index.
(16) To determine reliabilities within and between persons measuring cervical active range of motion (AROM) three methods were examined: use of a cervical-range-of-motion (CROM) instrument, use of a universal goniometer (UG), and visual estimation (VE).
(17) The retina of live, anaesthetized pigeons was inspected with an ophthalmoscopic microscope mounted on a goniometer.
(18) Sixty normal children were examined clinically and radiologically, using a special apparatus with a goniometer and a tensometer to standardize stress tests when applying valgus and varus forces to the ankle.
(19) A computer-control procedure was developed to facilitate in situ fatigue experiments within an intermediate voltage transmission electron microscope using a goniometer-type straining holder.
(20) The angles of joints were measured by the newly developed goniometers which use the bending loss of rubber optical fibers.
Goniometric
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Goniometrical
Example Sentences:
(1) A reliability study was conducted to determine (a) the intrarater and interrater reliability of goniometric measurement of active and passive wrist motions under clinical conditions and (b) the effect of a therapist's specialization on the reliability of measurement.
(2) Goniometric measurements of the STJN position and of PROM of the ankle and STJ appear to be moderately reliable if taken by the same therapist over a short period of time.
(3) Goniometric PROM measurements for the shoulder appear to be highly reliable when taken by the same physical therapist, regardless of the size of the goniometer used.
(4) When individual tight junctions were studied by a combination of serial sectioning and goniometric tilting, they were seen to widen abruptly within a distance of three to seven consecutive thin sections, indicating they were not continuous throughout the axial length of the capillaries.
(5) All subjects received a single lower cervical adjustment delivered to the side of most-restricted end-range, and goniometric reassessments were performed 30 min, 4 hr, and 48 hr following the adjustment.
(6) To do this, we used goniometric measurements, the behind the back reach test, and the sit and reach test.
(7) No significant difference for goniometric measures was found between testers for tibiofibular torsion or TFA.
(8) Previous studies of reliability of goniometric measurements have produced varied findings suggesting the need to document further the reliability of measuring range of motion in different patient groups.
(9) In subjects which either received no intervention, or had been subjected only to preliminary palpatory and set-up procedures but no thrust, asymmetry magnitudes were found to be unchanged on goniometric posttesting done 30-45 min later.
(10) We compared goniometric assessment of passive ankle movement with radiographic measurements in 100 normal ankles.
(11) The interrater reliability of goniometric data measured by videography was .93 using intraclass correlation coefficients.
(12) We conclude that clinicians should adopt standardized methods of testing and should interpret and report goniometric results as ROM measurements only, not as measurements of factors that may affect ROM.
(13) Ranges of motion permitted by four extrication collars, measured by two goniometric techniques, were compared.
(14) Curvatures of the spine were measured goniometrically with inclinometers and a compass, and lung function by spirometry.
(15) ROM was measured using standard goniometric techniques.
(16) Standard goniometric measurements were used to determine the knee flexion contractures preoperatively and postoperatively while the patient was anesthetized and at each successive follow-up visit.
(17) Posttreatment goniometric measurements revealed that in sham-adjusted controls, mean lateral-flexion asymmetries had not changed significantly during the 4-hr time period examined.
(18) Normal subjects were used to evaluate a fiber optic instrumented glove for semi-automated goniometric measurement.
(19) The overall estimated error of this standard goniometric method of carpal motion determination averaged 7.4 degrees.
(20) The tip of the microlightguide (active diameter 210 microns, cover diameter 0.5 mm) was placed in the vitreous by a goniometric mounting and controlled by a micromanipulator.