Rating systems for evaluation of the elbow

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-161

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Loppini, Mattia ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a Campus Biomedico University ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Clinical evaluation; Elbow; Outcome assessment; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEONS ELBOW; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BROBERG AND MORREY RATING SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUBITUS VALGUS; DISABILITY OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; ELBOW; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW FLEXION CONTRACTURE; ELBOW PAIN; ELBOW VALGUS INSTABILITY; ELBOW VARUS; EWALD SCORING SYSTEM; FLYNN CRITERIA; HUMAN; JUPITER CRITERIA; KHALFAYAN SCORE; LIVERPOOL ELBOW SCORE; MAYO ELBOW PERFORMANCE INDEX; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION ASSESSMENT; NEVIASER CRITERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXFORD ELBOW SCORE; PAIN; PATIENT RATED ELBOW EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUICKDASH; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 51749111890     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldn023     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. King GJW, Richards RR, Zuckerman JD et al. (1999) A standardized method for assessment of elbow function. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 8, 351-354.
2. Streiner DL, Norman GR (1995) Health Measurement Scales: A Pratical Guide to Their Development and Use. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
3. Kirshner B, Guyatt G (1985) A methodological framework for assessing health indices. J Chron Dis, 38, 27-36.
4. Sathyamoorthy P, Kemp GJ, Rawal A, Rayner V, Frostick SP (2004) Development and validation of an elbow score. Rheumatology (Oxford), 43, 1434-1440.
5. De Boer YA, Hazes JMW, Winia WPCA, Brand R, Rozing PM (2001) Comparative responsiveness of four elbow scoring instruments in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol, 28, 12.
6. Davis AM, Beaton DE, Hudak PL et al. (1999) Measuring disability of the upper extremity: a rationale supporting the use of a regional outcome measure. J Hand Ther, 12, 269-274.
7. Turchin DC, Beaton DE, Richards RR (1998) Validity of observer-based aggregate scoring systems as descriptors of elbow pain, function and disability. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 80, 154-162.
8. L'Insalata JC, Warren RF, Cohen SB, Altchek DW, Peterson MGE (1997) An administered questionnaire for assessment of symptoms and function of the shoulder. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 79, 738-748.
9. Jester A, Harth A, Germann G (2005) Measuring levels of upper-extremity disability in employed adults using the DASH Questionnaire. J Hand Surg, 30A, p1074.e1-1074.e10.
10. Jester A, Harth A, Wind G, Germann G, Sauerbier M (2005) Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire: determining functional activity profiles in patients with upper extremity disorders. J Hand Surg, 30B, 23-28.
11. Beaton DE, Wright JG, Katz JN (2005) Development of the Quick-DASH: comparison of three item-reduction approaches. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 87, 1038-1046.
12. Gummesson C, Ward MM, Atroshi I (2006) The shortened disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (QuickDASH): validity and reliability based on responses within the full-length DASH. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 7, 44.
13. Martin DP, Engelberg R, Agel J, Snapp D, Swiontkowski ME (1996) Development of a musculoskeletal extremity health status instrument: the musculoskeletal function assessment instrument. J Orthop Res, 14, 173-181.
14. Martin DP, Engelberg R, Agel J, Swiontkowski MF (1997) Comparison of the Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire with the Short Form-36, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and the Sickness Impact Profile Health-Status Measures. J Bone Joint Surg, 79, 1323-1335.
15. Engelberg R, Martin DP, Agel J, Obremsky W, Coronado G, Swiontkowski MF (1996) Musculoskeletal function assessment instrument: criterion and construct validity. J Orthop Res, 14, 182-192.
16. Swiontkowski MF, Engelberg R, Martin DP, Agel J (1999) Short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire: validity, reliability, and responsiveness. J Bone Joint Surg, 81, 1245-1260.
17. Dowrick AS, Gabbe BJ, Williamson OD, Cameron PA (2005) Outcome instruments for the assessment of the upper extremity following trauma: a review. Injury, 36, 468-476.
18. MacDermid JC (2001) Outcome evaluation in patients with elbow pathology: issues in instrument development and evaluation. J Hand Ther, 14, 105-114.
19. MacDermid JC, Michlovitz SL (2006) Examination of the elbow: linking diagnosis, prognosis, and outcomes as a framework for maximizing therapy interventions. J Hand Ther, 19, 82-97.
20. Morrey BF, An KN, Chao EYS (1993) Functional evaluation of the elbow. In Morrey BF (ed.) The Elbow and Its Disorders, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 86-89.
21. Doornberg JN, Ring D, Fabian LM, Malhotra L, Zurakowski D, Jupiter JB (2005) Pain dominates measurements of elbow function and health status. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 87, 1725-1731.
22. Cobb TK, Morrey BF (1997) Total elbow arthroplasty as primary treatment for distal humeral fractures in elderly patients. J Bone Joint Surg, 76, 826-832.
23. King GJW, Adams RA, Morrey BF (1997) Total elbow arthroplasty: revision with use of a non-custom semiconstrained prosthesis. J Bone Joint Surg, 79, 394-400.
24. Modabber R, Jupiter JB (1995) Reconstruction for post-traumatic conditions of the elbow joint. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 77, 1431-1446.
25. Morrey BF (1985) Revision total elbow anthroplasty. In Kashiwagi D (ed.) Elbow Joint, International Congress Series 678. New York: Excerpta Medica, 327-335.
26. Verstreken F, De Smet L, Westhovens R, Fabry G (1998) Results of the Kudo elbow prosthesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary report. Clin Rheumatol, 17, 325-328.
27. Broberg MA, Morrey BF (1987) Results of treatment of fracture- dislocations of the elbow. Clin Orthop, 216, 109-119.
28. Regan W, Morrey B (1989) Fractures of the coronoid process of the ulna. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 71, 1348-1354.
29. Broberg MA, Morrey BF (1986) Results of delayed excision of the radial head after fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 68A, 669-674.
30. Voiz R, Morrey BF (1985) Physical examination of the elbow. In Money BF (ed.) The Elbow and Its Disorders, Chapter 5. Philadelphia: WB Saunders.
31. Inglis AE, Pellicci PM (1980) Total elbow replacement. J Bone Joint Surg, 62A, 1252.
32. Figgie MP, Inglis AE, Mow CS, Figgie HE (1989) Total elbow arthroplasty for complete ankylosis of the elbow. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 71, 513-520.
33. Figgie MP, Inglis AE, Mow CS, Wolfe SW, Sculco TP, Figgie HE (1990) Results of reconstruction for failed total elbow arthroplasty. Clin Orthop, 253, 123-132.
34. Ewald FC (1975) Total elbow replacement. Orthop Clin North Am, 6, 685-696.
35. Schemitsch EH, Ewald FC, Thornhill TS (1996) Results of total elbow arthroplasty after excision of the radial head and synovectomy in patients who had rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg, 78, 1541-1547.
36. Ewald FC, Simmons ED, Sullivan JA et al. (1993) Capitellocondylar total elbow replacement in rheumatoid arthritis. Long-term results. J Bone Joint Surg, 75, 498-507.
37. Ewald FC, Scheinberg RD, Poss R, Thomas WH, Scott RD, Sledge CB (1980) Capitellocondylar total elbow arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 62, 1259-1263.
38. Khalfayan EE, Culp RW, Alexander H (1992) Mason type II radial head fractures: operative versus non-operative treatment. J Orthop Trauma, 6, 283-289.
39. Kazuhiko Y, Moritoshi I, Akimasa K, Masateru S, Toshiro F (1998) Functional outcomes of 'floating elbow' injuries in adult patients. J Orthop Trauma, 12, 284-290.
40. Flynn JC, Matthews JG, Benoit RL (1974) Blind pinning of displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 56, 263-272.
41. Cheng JCK, Lam TP, Shen WY (1995) Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning for type III displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. J Orthop Trauma, 9, 511-515.
42. Neviaser JS, Wickstrom JK (1977) Dislocation of elbow: a retrospective study of 115 patients. South Med J, 70, 172-173.
43. Jupiter JB, Neff U, Holzach P, Allgower M (1985) Intercondylar fractures of the humerus: an operative approach. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 67-A, 226-239.
44. Holdsworth BJ, Mossad MM (1990) Fractures of the adult distal humerus. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 72, 362-365.
45. Dawson J, Doll H, Boller I et al. (2008) The development and validation of a patient-reported questionnaire to assess outcomes of elbow surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 90, 466-473.
46. Elliott TE, Renier CM, Palcher JA (2003) Chronic pain, depression, and quality of life: correlations and predictive value of the SF-Pain Med, 4, 331-339.
47. Gonzales VA, Martelli MF, Baker JM (2000) Psychological assessment of persons with chronic pain. NeuroRehabilitation, 14, 69-83.
48. Becker N, Bondegaard Thomsen A, Olsen AK, Sjogren P, Bech P, Eriksen J (1997) Pain epidemiology and health related quality of life in chronic non-malignant pain patients referred to a Danish multidisciplinary pain center. Pain, 73, 393-400.
49. Hudak PL, Amadio PC, Bombardier C (1996) Development of an upper extremity outcome measure: the DASH (Disability of Arm, shoulder, Hand) [corrected]. The Upper Extremity Collaborative Group (UECG). Am J Ind Med, 29, 601-608.
50. Davis AM, Beaton DE, Hudak P et al. (1999) Measuring disability of the upper extremity: a rationale supporting the use of a regional outcome measure. J Hand Ther, 12, 269-274.
51. Gummesson C, Atroshi I, Ekdahl C (2003) The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire: longitudinal construct validity and measuring self-rated health change after surgery. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 4, 11.
52. Fong SooHoo N, McDonald AP, Seiler JG III, McGillivary GR (2002) Evaluation of the construct validity of the DASH Questionnaire by correlation to the SF-J Hand Surg, 27A, 537-541.
53. Atroshi I, Gummesson C, Andersson B, Dahlgren E, Johansson A (2000) The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire: reliability and validity of the Swedish version evaluated in 176 patients. Acta Orthop Scand, 71, 613-618.
54. Offenbächer M, Ewert T, Sangha O, Stucki G (2003) Validation of a German version of the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH-G). Z Rheumatol, 62, 168-177.
55. Rosales RS, Delgado EB, De La Lastra-Bosch ID (2002) Evaluation of the Spanish version of the DASH and carpal tunnel syndrome health-related quality-of-life instruments: cross-cultural adaptation process and reliability. J Hand Surg [Am], 27, 334-343.
56. Veehof MM, Sleegers EJA, van Veldhoven NHMJ, Schuurman AH, van Meeteren NLU (2002) Psychometric qualities of the Dutch language version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire (DASH-DLV). J Hand Ther, 15, 347-354.
57. Padua R, Padua L, Ceccarelli E et al. (2003) Italian version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation and validation. J Hand Surg [Br], 28, 179-186.
58. Lee EWC, Lau JSY, Chung MMH, Li APS, Lo SK (2004) Evaluation of the Chinese version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH-HKPWH): cross-cultural adaptation process, internal consistency and reliability study. J Hand Ther, 17, 417-423.
59. Imaeda T, Toh S, Nakao Y et al. (2005) Validation of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire. J Orthop Sci, 10, 353-359.
60. Beaton D, Katz J, Fossel A, Wright J, Tarasuk V, Bombardier C (2001) Measuring the whole or the parts? Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure in different regions of the upper extremity. J Hand Ther, 14A, 128-146.
61. Harvie P, Pollard TC, Chennagiri RJ, Carr AJ (2005) The use of outcome scores in surgery of the shoulder. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 87, 151-154.
62. Capuano L, Hardy PP, Poulain S (2003) Elbow arthroscopy: a comparison between different outcome measures. Presented at 2003 Biennial ISAKOS Congress, Auckland, New Zealand.