The maximum sum of the scores is 80 with a lower score indicating lower functional level. The LEFS was found to be valid and reliable in patients with PFPS (Watson et al., 2005). The minimal detectable change for this scale is eight points in patients with PFPS (Watson et al., 2005...
Functional Scale (LEFS) can be used to evaluate the functional impairment of a patient with a disorder of one or both lower extremities. It can be used to monitor the patient over time and to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. The authors are from McMaster University in Hamilton ...
Os critérios de exclusão adotados foram: ter outras doenças reumáticas que afetassem os membros inferiores (como artrite reumatoide, gota e fibromialgia, determinadas por autorrelato), osteoporose nos membros inferiores (verificada através de densitometria óssea com escore T menor do que −...
L’autonomie des patients (indice de Barthel), leur état thymique (score de Beck) et la qualité de leur sexualité (questionnaire de Hudson) ont été successivement évalué.Résultats Près de 40 % des sujets (16) ont répondu à nos questionnaires. Onze hommes et cin...