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28-09-2024 | Premature Rupture of Membranes | Orthopaedic Surgery

Comparison of the European Foot and Ankle Score (EFAS) and the Self-Reported Foot and Ankle Score (SEFAS) in patients with foot and ankle surgery

Authors: Victoria Julia Frank, Philip Lichte, Natalia Gutteck, Bertil Bouillon, Dariusch Arbab

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 11/2024

Abstract

Background

The European Foot and Ankle Score EFAS and the Self-reported Foot and Ankle Score SEFAS are two Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) used in foot and ankle surgery. The EFAS has been published in recent years, while the SEFAS is a validated questionnaire based on the New Zealand total ankle questionnaire.

Methods

We compared the EFAS to the SEFAS, Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) regarding reliability and validity based on the results of 126 patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery in a single center.

Results

Both the EFAS and SEFAS demonstrate good psychometric properties with comparable reliability and validity. The EFAS questionnaire portrays pain and physical function as well as those well-established tools of SEFAS, NRS and SF-36.

Conclusions

In conclusion both the EFAS and SEFAS show good psychometric properties with comparable results for internal consistency, test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change and strong correlation for the corresponding domains describing pain and physical function.

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Title: Comparison of the European Foot and Ankle Score (EFAS) and the Self-Reported Foot and Ankle Score (SEFAS) in patients with foot and ankle surgery
Authors: Victoria Julia Frank
Philip Lichte
Natalia Gutteck
Bertil Bouillon
Dariusch Arbab
Publication date: 28-09-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Premature Rupture of Membranes
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 11/2024
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-024-05585-y

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