Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
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The purpose of the study was to determine the intrarater and interrater reliability of the Skin Compliance Device, a tool to measure scar pliability. Three points on 25 scars and the corresponding areas on the uninvolved upper extremities were tested by two evaluators. Testing locations were standardized using a wound-tracing device. ⋯ On the involved side, good inter-rater reliability was found for the most adherent point (ICC=0.79) and the most distal point (ICC=0.77). Fair interrater reliability was found for the most proximal point on the involved side (ICC=0.29) and fair-to-moderate reliability for all points on the unscarred extremity. The Skin Compliance Device demonstrates excellent intrarater reliability and good interrater reliability for measuring the most adherent aspect of scars.