Clinical rating systems for the ankle-hindfoot, midfoot, hallux, and
lesser toes. Kitaoka HB. Alexander IJ. Adelaar RS. Nunley JA. Myerson MS. Sanders M. Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905. Foot Ankle Int. 15(7):349-53, 1994 Jul. Four rating systems were developed by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society to provide a standard method of reporting clinical status of the ankle and foot. The systems incorporate both subjective and objective factors into numerical scales to describe function, alignment, and pain.
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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