AYŞE NUMANOĞLU AKBAŞ, MİNTAZE KEREM GÜNEL

Intraobserver reliability of modified Ashworth scale and modified Tardieu scale in the assessment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı spastik serebral palsili (SP) çocuklarda spastisiteyi değerlendirmede kullanılan Modifiye Ashworth Skalası (MAS) ve Modifiye Tardieu Skalası (MTS) yöntemlerinin gözlemci içi güvenirliğini incelemekti. Çalışma planı: Spastik SP’li 37 olgunun dirsek fleksörleri, el bileği fleksörleri, kalça addüktörleri, hamstringler, gastroknemius ve soleus kasları spastisitenin şiddeti açısından MAS ve MTS ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmanın sonucunda MAS’ın gözlemci içi güvenirliğinin tüm ölçümler için anlamlı olup (p

Spastik serebral palsili çocuklarda spastisiteyi değerlendirmede modifiye Ashworth ve Tardieu skalalarının gözlemci içi güvenirliği

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the intraobserver reliability of the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) in the assessment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Elbow flexor muscles, wrist flexor muscles, hip adductors, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of 37 children (mean age: 8.97±4.41) with spastic CP were evaluated using the MAS and MTS according to the severity of spasticity. Results: Intraobserver reliability of MAS was significant for all assessments (p

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