Can You Trust Your Strength Assessment? Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Handheld and Externally Fixated Dynamometers for Measuring Knee and Hip Strength
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Published online on December 06, 2025
Abstract
Sports Health, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 637-646, May/June 2026.
Background:The gold standard for measuring hip and knee strength is isokinetic dynamometry. This study evaluated the reliability and concurrent validity of a handheld dynamometer (HHD) and a externally fixated dynamometer (ForceFrame [FF]) against ...
Background:The gold standard for measuring hip and knee strength is isokinetic dynamometry. This study evaluated the reliability and concurrent validity of a handheld dynamometer (HHD) and a externally fixated dynamometer (ForceFrame [FF]) against ...