Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Turkish-specific acromioclavicular score.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Specific Acromioclavicular Score (SACS) is a questionnaire that assesses functional outcomes for Acromioclavicular Joint (ACJ) pathologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ease of use, reliability, and validity of the Turkish-translated and culturally adapted form of the SACS.

Methods

The SACSwas translated into Turkish according to Beaton's recommendations. Seventy-eight patients were included in this study (67 with acute or chronic AC instability and 11 with symptomatic ACJ arthritis). The mean interval between test and retestwas 13.2 ± 4.6 days. The reliability of the tools was measured with the intraclass correlation coefficient. External validity was evaluated using correlations between the SACS,Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), Shoulder Pain and Disa

SUBMITTER: Oguzkaya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462794 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature