AOFAS position statement regarding the future of the AOFAS clinical rating systems

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 841-842

  Pinsker, Ellie ^a   Daniels, Tim R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY CLINICAL RATING SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOOT SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDITY;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052351499     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0841     Document Type: Review

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