.JPG&w=300) In this glossary you will find an illustrative explanation of some keywords which are frequently used in research papers and, more general, in updated Orthopaedic Medicine Cyriax, as well as some summarized descriptions of certain clinical images and diagnostic procedures
General remark : sometimes I refer the reader to "Part I" and "Part II" for further information on that specific subject i.e. the two books "Orthopaedic Medicine Cyriax : updated value in daily practice, Part I and Part II "
I also refer to the interesting glossary of some other publications such as :
"Orthopaedic Medicine, a practical approach ; Kesson-Atkins, 2nd edition, Elsevier BH 2005" and
"The lumbar spine, mechanical diagnosis and therapy, volume one, McKenzie-May, Spinal publications New Zealand 2003"
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Kaltenborn
Kaltenborn, Evjenth method is up to a certain point compatible with the Cyriax method, especially when it comes to treatment of certain soft tissue lesions in the extremities.
In spinal diagnostics and treatment there is a lot of discrepancy
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Kappa factor
The kappa coefficient is commonly used in studies to address the reliability ot two testers to come to the same conclusion about a test.
It takes account of the fact that there is a 50% probability of chance agreement even if random judgements are made. It reports a numeric value, with 1.00 being perfect agreement and 0.00 for agreement no better than chance. Negative values imply that agreement is worse than what would be expected by chance alone.
Values between 0.61 - 0.80 are considered good ; above 0.81 very good.
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Kyphotic deformity
The patient with a kyphotic deformity is fixed in flexion and is unable to extend.
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