[Purpose] The greater trochanter (GT) is an important structure in biomedical research, but the measurement methods require development. This study presents data from a new measurement method that does not use GT-marker-based measurement (No GT-m) in comparison with GT-marker based measurement (GT-m). [Subjects and Methods] We recruited 20 healthy subjects, who were asked to perform and maintain a prone position and then move to the prone hip extension. A motion capture system collected the kinematic data and the location of the GT was calculated by two measurements. [Results] GT migration distance differed significantly between the two measurements and the coefficient of the variation value was lower for the No GT-m method. Thigh lengths of the No GT-m method were comparable to the original lengths. There were significant differences between the GT-m and the other methods. [Conclusions] These data suggest that the GT-m method yielded a lower precision with a smaller GT migration distance. In the comparison of thigh length, the No GT-m method was in close agreement with the original length. We suggest that determining the location of the GT using the No GT-m has greater accuracy than the GT-m method.
Lancet. 1986 Feb 8;1(8476):307-10
[PMID:
2868172]
J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Jun;22(3):391-7
[PMID:
22464201]
Med Biol Eng Comput. 2000 Nov;38(6):610-6
[PMID:
11217877]
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 May;38(5):945-52
[PMID:
16672849]
Man Ther. 2014 Apr;19(2):158-64
[PMID:
24246906]
Clin Anat. 2015 Mar;28(2):253-61
[PMID:
25546649]
Chiropr Man Therap. 2011 Aug 14;19:18
[PMID:
21838925]
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1988 Feb 13;296(6620):475-6
[PMID:
3126867]
Radiology. 2001 Nov;221(2):469-77
[PMID:
11687692]
Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2007 Aug 1;4(4):316-20
[PMID:
17652493]
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2003 Mar;33(3):118-25
[PMID:
12683687]
Med Eng Phys. 2002 Nov;24(9):617-22
[PMID:
12376048]
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014;2014:4342-5
[PMID:
25570953]
J Hip Preserv Surg. 2014;1(2):62-70
[PMID:
25558377]
J Biomech. 2009 Aug 25;42(12):2000-5
[PMID:
19520371]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 Oct;34(8):525-32
[PMID:
21907414]
Man Ther. 2014 Dec;19(6):569-74
[PMID:
24942491]
PLoS One. 2014 Nov 05;9(11):e110665
[PMID:
25372707]
Braz J Phys Ther. 2017 Nov - Dec;21(6):391-399
[PMID:
29097026]
Gait Posture. 2005 Feb;21(2):212-25
[PMID:
15639400]
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb;90(2):357-65
[PMID:
18245596]
Lancet. 1999 Apr 17;353(9161):1304-9
[PMID:
10218528]
Man Ther. 2009 Jun;14(3):299-305
[PMID:
18555729]
J Biomech. 1994 Apr;27(4):493-500
[PMID:
8188729]
J Biomech. 2004 Mar;37(3):349-56
[PMID:
14757454]
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 Apr;43(4):497-504
[PMID:
14762225]
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2012;15(5):457-66
[PMID:
21229412]
