Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the rowe score for portuguese.
OBJECTIVE
To translate and culturally adapt the Rowe score for use in Brazil.


METHODS
The translation and cross-cultural adaptation process initially involved the steps of translation, synthesis, back-translation and revision by the Translation Group. The pre-final version of the questionnaire was then created. The Stability and Function fields were applied to 20 patients with anterior shoulder luxation, and the Mobility field was applied to 20 health professionals.


RESULTS
It was found that some of the patients had difficulty understanding some of the expressions of the questionnaire, so these were replaced with terms that were easier to understand. All health professionals understood the translation of the Mobility field. The altered questionnaire was then reapplied to another 20 patients, and this time it was understood by all the assessed subjects.


CONCLUSIONS
After a careful process of translation and cultural adaptation, a definitive version of the Rowe questionnaire was obtained in Brazilian Portuguese. Level of Evidence II, Development of diagnostic criteria on consecutive patients.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - Campinas, SP - Brazil ; Study Center of Instituto Wilson Mello - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
Freddy Beretta
FB
Marcondes
Study Center of Instituto Wilson Mello - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
Rodrigo Antunes
RA
de Vasconcelos
Study Center of Instituto Wilson Mello - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
Adriano
A
Marchetto
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
André Luis Lugnani
AL
de Andrade
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
Américo
A
Zoppi
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - Campinas, SP - Brazil.
Maurício
M
Etchebehere
Shoulder dislocation; Translation; Validation studies