Correlation of the AOFAS scores with a generic health Qualy score in foot and ankle surgery

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 494-498

  Malviya, Ajay ^a,b   Makwana, Nilesh ^a   Laing, Patrick ^a  

^a Freeman Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AOFAS and QUALY Scores; Foot and Ankle Scores

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SCORES; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALY SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANKLE; FOOT; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147101122     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0494     Document Type: Article

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