Surgical

The British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS) recommends these measures:

• Quality of Life Measure
  • EQ-5D
• Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)
  • The Manchester - Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ) for F&A surgery post surgical outcome

The Manchester - Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ)

Hunt & Hurwit (2013). Use of Patient Reported Outcomes in F&A Research. In the orthopaedic literature, there is a wide range of clinical outcome measurement tools that have been used in evaluating foot and ankle procedures, disorders, and outcomes, with no broadly accepted consensus as to which tools are preferred.

Button, G and Pinney, S (2004). A Meta-analysis of Outcome Rating Scales in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Is There a Valid, Reliable and Responsive System?

Parker, et al (2003). The Problem with Measuring Patient Perceptions of Outcome with Existing Outcome Measures in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Roos, et al (2001). Validation of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) for Ankle Ligament Reconstruction.