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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Connick, M. J.
• Beckman, E.
• Ibusuki, T.
• Malone, L.
• Tweedy, S. M.

Titel

Evaluation of methods for calculating maximum allowable standing height in amputees competing in P aralympic athletics

Ist Teil von

• Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2016-11, Vol.26 (11), p.1353-1359

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The I nternational P aralympic C ommittee has a maximum allowable standing height ( MASH ) rule that limits stature to a pre‐trauma estimation. The MASH rule reduces the probability that bilateral lower limb amputees use disproportionately long prostheses in competition. Although there are several methods for estimating stature, the validity of these methods has not been compared. To identify the most appropriate method for the MASH rule, this study aimed to compare the criterion validity of estimations resulting from the current method, the C ontini method, and four C anda methods ( C anda‐1, C anda‐2, C anda‐3, and C anda‐4). Stature, ulna length, demispan, sitting height, thigh length, upper arm length, and forearm length measurements in 31 males and 30 females were used to calculate the respective estimation for each method. Results showed that C anda‐1 (based on four anthropometric variables) produced the smallest error and best fitted the data in males and females. The current method was associated with the largest error of those tests because it increasingly overestimated height in people with smaller stature. The results suggest that the set of C anda equations provide a more valid MASH estimation in people with a range of upper limb and bilateral lower limb amputations compared with the current method.