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Reliability of physiotherapists using the Pirani scoring system for clubfoot

Authors: Nicole Harvey; Deborah Daley; Anita Mudge; Susan Sims; Roger Adams;

Reliability of physiotherapists using the Pirani scoring system for clubfoot

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Pirani scoring system for clubfoot to score digital photographs of infants’ feet. Methods: Twelve infant feet were photographed to reflect variations in the six clinical signs of clubfoot. Physiotherapists viewed the photographs and scored the feet using the Pirani scoring system on two separate occasions. Results: Intra-rater reliability was excellent when scoring photographs, while inter-rater reliability was found to be fair to good for most subscales. Experienced therapists demonstrated higher reliability than novice therapists but not significantly so. Reliability was equivalent between the Pirani scoring system and a modified five-point scoring system created for this study. Scoring the rigidity of equinus subscale was found to be more reliable than the other subscales (P<0.01), which did not differ significantly from each other.

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