An evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures in lower limb reconstruction surgery

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1731-1743

  Burton, M ^a   Walters, S J ^b   Saleh, M ^b,c   Brazier, J E ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone lengthening; Limb reconstruction surgery; Outcome assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE LENGTHENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872317194     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0090-6     Document Type: Article

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