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The present study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of this footprint assessment technique in the population with Down syndrome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods: Using optical podography and photography, 44 footprints from 22 patients with Down syndrome (11 men [mean \u00b1 SD age, 23.82 \u00b1 3.12 years] and 11 women [mean \u00b1 SD age, 24.82 \u00b1 6.81 years]) were recorded in a static bipedal standing position. A blinded observer performed the measurements using a validated manual method three times during the 4-month study, with 2 months between measurements. Test-retest was used to check the reliability of the Photoshop CS5 software measurements. Validity and reliability were obtained by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: The reliability test for all of the indices showed very good values for the Photoshop CS5 method (ICC, 0.982\u20130.995). Validity testing also found no differences between the techniques (ICC, 0.988\u20130.999).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusions: The Photoshop CS5 software method is reliable and valid for the study of footprints in young people with Down syndrome.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7547\/15-012","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,6]],"date-time":"2016-06-06T15:28:19Z","timestamp":1465226899000},"page":"207-213","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Reliability and Validity of the Footprint Assessment Method Using Photoshop CS5 Software in Young People with Down Syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"106","author":[{"given":"Lourdes","family":"Guti\u00e9rrez-Vilah\u00fa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Blanquerna School of Health Science, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona, 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