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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 7/2018

Open Access 01-07-2018 | Ankle

Reliability and validity of the Polish version of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score

Authors: Paweł Bąkowski, Szymon Rubczak, Maria Wolff-Stefaniak, Monika Grygorowicz, Tomasz Piontek

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 7/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) into Polish version, and to evaluate its reliability and validity.

Methods

The ATRS was translated into Polish language according to the Beaton recommendations. A total number of 71 patients previously treated surgically (from 2011 to 2015), due to the Achilles tendon rupture, were enrolled in this study. ATRS-Polish was performed twice within a period of 5–10 days. To evaluate test–retest reliability, intra-rater coefficient (ICC) was calculated. Construct validity was determined by the Spearman’s rank coefficient correlation between the ATRS-Polish and a Polish version of EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.

Results

Test–retest reliability was found to be excellent (ICC 0.9). The mean and standard deviation of the first and second assessment amounted 87.4 ± 14.0 and 88.4 ± 13.2, respectively. Construct validity analysis showed a strong correlation between the ATRS and the EQ-5D-5L score (r = − 0.69.) and moderate correlation between ATRS and actual comfort (r = 0.47).

Conclusions and perspectives

Polish version of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was found to be reliable and valid.

Level of evidence

Level II.
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Metadata
Title
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score
Authors
Paweł Bąkowski
Szymon Rubczak
Maria Wolff-Stefaniak
Monika Grygorowicz
Tomasz Piontek
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-017-4764-7

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