TY  - JOUR
T1  - Lower Extremity-Specific Measures of Disability and Outcomes in Orthopaedic Surgery
AU  - Smith, Matthew V.
AU  - Klein, Sandra E.
AU  - Clohisy, John C.
AU  - Baca, Geneva R.
AU  - Brophy, Robert H.
AU  - Wright, Rick W.
Y1  - 2012/03/07
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.J.01822
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 468
EP  - 477
VL  - 94
IS  - 5
N2  - Outcome measures may be simple questions or complex measures that assess multiple interrelated domains affecting treatment outcomes.Outcome measures should be relevant to patients, easy to use, reliable, valid, and responsive to clinical changes.Joint and disease-specific outcome measures have been developed for the hip, knee, and foot and ankle. Many of these measures would benefit from further research into their validity, reliability, and optimal applicability.General health measures and activity level scores should be included in outcome assessments after treatment for orthopaedic conditions.
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01822
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01822
ER  -