The German Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire: Reliability, validity, responsiveness, and comparison with the Short Form 36 and Constant score - A prospective evaluation of patients undergoing repair for rotator cuff tear

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-93

  Bohm T D ^a   Kirschner, S ^a   Kohler M ^a   Wollmerstedt, N ^a   Walther, M ^a   Matzer, M ^b   Faller, H ^a   Konig A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constant score; Effect size; German Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire; Prospective clinical trial; Rotator cuff tear; Short Form 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 16344385665     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0423-z     Document Type: Article

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