Validation of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Scale Dutch language version in patients with hindfoot fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale is among the most used questionnaires for measuring functional recovery after a hindfoot injury. Recently, this instrument was translated and culturally adapted into a Dutch version. In this study, the measurement properties of the Dutch language version (DLV) were investigated in patients with a unilateral hindfoot fracture.

Design

Multicentre, prospective observational study.

Setting

This multicentre study was conducted in three Dutch hospitals.

Participants

In total, 118 patients with a unilateral hindfoot fracture were included. Three patients were lost to follow-up.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Patients were asked to complete the AOFAS-DLV, the Foot Fun

SUBMITTER: De Boer AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695419 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature