PMID- 26589580
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170329
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1600-0838 (Electronic)
IS  - 0905-7188 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 11
DP  - 2016 Nov
TI  - Evaluation of methods for calculating maximum allowable standing height in 
      amputees competing in Paralympic athletics.
PG  - 1353-1359
LID - 10.1111/sms.12586 [doi]
AB  - The International Paralympic Committee 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 Contini 
      method, and four Canda methods (Canda-1, Canda-2, Canda-3, and Canda-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 Canda-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 Canda 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.
CI  - (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Connick, M J
AU  - Connick MJ
AD  - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, 
      Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. m.connick@uq.edu.au.
FAU - Beckman, E
AU  - Beckman E
AD  - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, 
      Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Ibusuki, T
AU  - Ibusuki T
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Oita College of Rehabilitation, Oita, Japan.
FAU - Malone, L
AU  - Malone L
AD  - Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
FAU - Tweedy, S M
AU  - Tweedy SM
AD  - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, 
      Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20151121
PL  - Denmark
TA  - Scand J Med Sci Sports
JT  - Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
JID - 9111504
SB  - IM
MH  - *Amputees
MH  - Anthropometry/*methods
MH  - Arm/anatomy & histology
MH  - Asian People
MH  - Australia
MH  - *Body Height
MH  - Female
MH  - Forearm/anatomy & histology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Japan
MH  - Male
MH  - Posture
MH  - Sports for Persons with Disabilities/*standards
MH  - Thigh/anatomy & histology
MH  - Ulna/anatomy & histology
MH  - White People
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Running-specific prosthetics
OT  - blades
OT  - disability sport
OT  - leg length
OT  - sprinting
EDAT- 2016/10/25 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/31 06:00
CRDT- 2015/11/22 06:00
PHST- 2015/09/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/10/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/31 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/11/22 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/sms.12586 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2016 Nov;26(11):1353-1359. doi: 10.1111/sms.12586. Epub 
      2015 Nov 21.