Development and Testing of Reduced Versions of the Manual Muscle Test-8 in Juvenile Dermatomyositis.
Silvia RosinaGiulia Camilla VarnierAngela PistorioClarissa A PilkingtonSusan MaillardAdele CivinoElena TsitsamiClaudia BracagliaMarija JelusicAdriana Cespedes-CruzGraciela EspadaRolando CimazGerard CouillaultRik JoosPierre Quartier Dit MaireAnand P RaoClara MalattiaNicolino RupertoAlessandro ConsolaroAngelo Ravellinull nullPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2020)
Overall, the metrologic performance of MMT-4 and MMT-6 was comparable to that of the other established muscle strength tools, which indicates that they may be suitable for use in clinical practice and research, including clinical trials. The measurement properties of these tools should be further tested in other patient populations and evaluated prospectively.