Lower Limb Functional Index: Development and Clinimetric Properties

Clinimetric properties of lower limb neurological impairment tests for children and young people with a neurological condition: A systematic review

BACKGROUND Clinicians and researchers require sound neurological tests to measure changes in neurological impairments necessary for clinical decision-making. Little evidence-based guidance exists for selecting and interpreting an appropriate, paediatric-specific lower limb neurological test aimed at the impairment level. OBJECTIVE To determine the clinimetric evidence underpinning neurologica...

Cross cultural adaptation and validation of a Spanish version of the lower limb functional index

BACKGROUND The Lower Limb Functional Index (LLFI) is a relatively recently published regional outcome measure. The development article showed the LLFI had robust and valid clinimetric properties with sound psychometric and practical characteristics when compared to the Lower Limb Extremity Scale (LEFS) criterion standard. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was cross cultural adaptation and v...

The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the lower limb functional index

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the Korean-translated version of the Lower Limb Functional Index (LLFI) in the assessment of patients with lower-limb disorders. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-six subjects with lower-limb disorders, 24 men and 32 women, participated in this study. Reliability was determined by using the intra-class correlation c...

Functional capabilities of lower limb amputees.

Five hundred lower limb amputees were evaluated by personal interview at the Artificial Limb Centre, Pune, India. Information thus obtained on activities of daily living and functional capabilities with their prostheses was analysed. The analysis showed that 55% of the amputees were totally independent, 40% had to use a crutch or cane and only 5% were solely dependent on a wheelchair for ambula...

Lower limb mechanical properties: significant references omitted.