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Each was assessed using each of the following five measures: manual muscle test (MMT), hand-held dynamometry (HHD), seated single leg press one repetition maximum (1RM), functional sit-to-stand (STS) test and seated single leg press measured with a load cell. Each clinical measure was evaluated for its discriminative ability, floor\/ceiling effects, test-retest reliability and clinical utility. The load cell and HHD were the most discriminative of the tests and were also resistant to floor\/ceiling effects; however, the load cell was superior to the HHD when compared for its clinical utility. The MMT\/STS tests received perfect scores for clinical utility, although similar to the 1RM test, they were susceptible to floor and ceiling effects. The load cell leg press test was the only measure of lower limb strength to satisfy all four clinimetric properties. 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