Functional outcome measures after displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures.
We have devised a new scoring system using visual analogue scales (VAS) to determine the functional outcome in 15 patients with 20 displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures, confirmed by CT. The average follow-up was 19 months. A VAS was completed separately by the patient, the surgeon and an independent assessor. It showed satisfactory agreement between observers and strong correlations with a General Health Survey (SF36), a pain scale (McGill Pain Questionnaire) and a disease-specific, historical scale for calcaneal fractures (the Rowe score).
University of Calgary, Canada.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires