Rating scales for shoulder and elbow range of motion impairment: Call for a functional approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the effect of (new) treatments or analyse prevalence and risk factors of contractures, rating scales are used based on joint range of motion. However, cut-off points for levels of severity vary between scales, and it seems unclear how cut-off points relate to function. The purpose of this study was to compare severity ratings of different rating scales for the shoulder and elbow and relate these with functional range of motion.

Methods

Often used contracture severity rating scales in orthopedics, physiotherapy, and burns were included. Functional range of motion angles for the shoulder and elbow were derived from a recent synthesis published by our group. Shoulder flexion and elbow flexion range of motion data of patients three months after a burn inju

SUBMITTER: Oosterwijk AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070201 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature