A new classification system for shoulder instability.
Glenohumeral joint instability is extremely common yet the definition and classification of instability remains unclear. In order to find the best ways to treat instability, the condition must be clearly defined and classified. This is particularly important so that treatment studies can be compared or combined, which can only be done if the patient population under study is the same. The purpose of this paper was to review the problems with historical methods of defining and classifying instability and to introduce the FEDS system of classifying instability, which was developed to have content validity and found to have high interobserver and intraobserver agreement.
Kuhn
John E
JE
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, 3200 MCE South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. j.kuhn@vanderbilt.edu
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D015588:Observer Variation; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries