Validation of the Telemedicine-Based Goniometry for Measuring Elbow Range of Motion
Cholawish Chanlalit MD*, Pinkawas Kongmalai MD*
Affiliation : * Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
Objective : To examine the validity of a Telemedicine-Based for measuring elbow range of motion
Material and Method: Cross-sectional descriptive studies in elbow flexion-extension and forearm pronation-supination
were measured on 30 subjects.
Results : The intraclass correlation (ICC) and the percentage of degree of difference within fifteen and ten degrees between
measurements obtained by telemedicine-based technique(VDO-clip) and clinical goniometry were found high percentage of
correlation in flexion and extension. Pronation and supination, although not as good as flexion and extension, still showed
some degree of correlation.
Conclusion : Remote range of motion assessment using telemedicine-based is technically feasible.
Keywords : Elbow range of motion, Measure, Tele-medicine, Tele-assessment
