AOFAS Clinical Rating System
Copyright 1994 by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Foot & Ankle International / Vol. 15, No. 7 / July 1994
Clinical Rating Systems for the Ankle-Hindfoot, Midfoot, Hallux and Lesr Toes
Harold B. Kitaoka, M.D.; Ian J. Alexander, M.D.; Robert S. Adelaar, M.D.; James A. Nunley, M.D.; Mark S. Myerson, M.D.; Melanie Sanders, M.D.
ABSTRACT
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.
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Unlike the ca with hip and knee joints, few of the rating systems reported for the ankle and foot have been adopted for u by subquent investigators.
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bunionette,7-9, 15 forefoot score for bunion,6 ankle scores 1,4,5,11,13 heel score,3 tarsometatarsal 14 or rection arthroplasty.7 score, or ankle inversion injury scale,12 or into a graded nonnumerical scale, such as excellent, good, fair, and poor. Others incorporate only subjective factors into nonnumerical scale, and some include both radiologic and clinical factors. In some cas, patients are asked to rate their own result of
treatment by lecting a nonnumerical grade. Nonnumerical grading ud includes categories of excellent, good, fair, poor; good, fair, poor; good, poor; good, good with rervations, failure; and successful, unsuccessful. Clinical results are often reported as individual factors without aggregation into a composite score. Sometimes nonnumerical grades are reported with limited information about what criteria were ud to define each grade.A standard rating system ideally allows for the comparison of results of different methods of treatment in patients with the same disorder. It also ena
bles the surgeon to follow the progress of the patient before and at various intervals after a particular treatment.
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The purpo of this study was to develop and report a standard rating system for the foot and ankle.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A committee of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society reviewed published rating systems for the ankle and foot as well as systems ud in the hip, knee, spine, shoulder, wrist, elbow, and hand. We considered different ways of rating, such as a global score encompassing all regions of the foot and ankle, a score for each individual joint, and a parate score for each type of operation. By connsus, four scales were developed for different anatomic regions.
Various factors thought to reflect the condition of the ankle and foot were considered as well as the relative weight of the factors, the u of nonnumerical grading (e.g., excellent, good, fair, and poor), and inclusion of radiologic variables. We decided that the scale should not require the u of sophisticated equipment, such as a force plate or foot pressure measurement system, and should not be so complex that its u by clinicians would be limited. It should also be applicable for different clinical situations, such as evaluation of patients after arthrodesis, implant arthroplasty, and ligament reconstruction.
RESULTS
We devid four grading scales, each with 100 possible points. No radiologic factors were included becau we wanted the scores to be strictly clinical. We also did not assign numerical values to exce
llent, good, fair, and poor results. Both subjective and objective clinical factors constituted each scale.
It was recognized that joints of the ankle and hindfoot function as a complex. For example, inversion motion of the foot involves rotation of the subtalar, talonavic-ular, calcaneocuboid, and ankle joints. We therefore developed a combined ankle-hindfoot rating system.
The three other propod systems were (1) midfoot, (2) hallux metatarsophalangeal-interphalangeal, and (3) lesr metatarsophalangeal-interphalangeal scales.
Ankle-Hindfoot Scale
This scale grades ankle, subtalar, talonavicular, and calcaneocuboid joint levels and may be applied to ankle replacement, ankle arthrodesis, ankle instability operations, subtalar arthrodesis, subtalar instability operations, talonavicular arthrodesis, calcaneocuboid 幼儿口语
arthrodesis, calcaneal osteotomy, calcaneus fracture, talus fracture, and ankle fracture.
This scale is a modification of a clinical scale published previously.4 A score of 100 points is possible in a patient with no pain, full range of sagittal and hindfoot motion, no ankle or足球赛时间
hindfoot instability, go
od alignment, ability to walk more than six blocks, ability to ambulate on any walking surface, no discernible limp, no limitation of daily or recreational activities, and no assistive devices needed for ambulation. Fifty points were assigned to function, 40 to pain, and 10 to alignment. The ankle-hindfoot score is detailed in Table 1.
It is not possible to determine isolated ankle joint range of motion clinically; therefore, dorsiflexion motion and plantarflexion motion are measured with a goni-ometer and described as sagittal motion. Hindfoot motion is expresd as a percentage of normal, as in previously published reports.2 A joint that can be passively dislocated or verely subluxated is graded as definitely unstable in the systems.
TABLE 1
Ankle-Hindfoot Scale (100 Points Total)
Pain (40 points)
q None (40)
q Mild, occasional (30)
q Moderate, daily (20)
q Severe, almost always prent 0
Function (50 points)
q Activity limitations, support requirement
r No limitations, no support (10)
r No limitation of daily activities, limitation of rec新年活动策划方案
reational activities, no support (7)
r Limited daily and recreational activities, cane (4)
r Severe limitation of daily and recreational activities, walker, crutches, wheelchair, brace 0
q Maximum walking distance, blocks
r Greater than 6 (5)
r4-6 (4)
r1-3 (2)
r Less than 1 0
q Walking surfaces
r No difficulty on any surface (5)
r Some difficulty on uneven terrain, stairs, inclines,
ladders (3)
r Severe difficulty on uneven terrain, tairs,inclines,
ladders 0
q Gait abnormality
r None, slight (8)
r Obvious (4)
r Marked 0
q Sagittal motion (flexion plus extension)
r Normal or mild restriction (30 or more) (8)
r Moderate restriction (15-29) (4)
r Severe restriction (less than 150) 0
q Hindfoot motion (inversion plus eversion)
r Normal or mild restriction (75%-100% normal) (6)
r Moderate restriction (25%-74% normal) (3)
r Marked restriction (less than 25% normal) 0
q Ankle-hindfoot stability (anteroposterior,varus-valgus)
r Stable (8)
r Definitely unstable 0
Alignment (10 points)
q Good, plantigrade foot, midfoot well aligned (15)
q Fair, plantigrade foot, some degree of midfoot malalignment
obrved, no symptoms (8)
q Poor, nonplantigrade foot, vere malalignment,
symptoms 0
Midfoot Scale
This scale grades intercuneiform, lateral cuneiform-cuboid, naviculocuneiform, and tarsometatarsal levels and may be applied to intercuneiform arthrodesis, naviculocuneiform arthrodesis, tarsometatarsal arthrodesis, lateral cuneiform-cuboid arthrodesis, navicular fracture, cuneiform fracture, cuboid fracture, and tarsometatarsal fracture or dislocation.
This scale was modified from an ankle score published previously.4 A score of 100 points is possible in a patient with no pain, good alignment, ability to walk more than six blocks, ability to ambulate on any walking surface, no discernible limp, no limitation of daily or recreational activities, no assistive devices needed for ambulation, and no special footwear requirements. Forty-five points were assigned to function, 40 to pain, and 15 to alignment. The midfoot score is detailed in Table 2.
Becau range of motion of individual intertarsal joints of the midfoot cannot be measured clinically, motion was not included in this scale.
TABLE 2
Midfoot Scale (100 Points Total)
Pain (40 points)
q None (40)
q Mild, occasional (30)
q Moderate, daily (20)
q Severe, almost always prent 0
Function (45 points)
q Activity limitations, support
r No limitations, no support (10)
r No limitation of daily activities, limitation of recreational
activities, no support (7)
r Limited daily and recreational activities, cane (4)
r Severe limitation of daily and recreational activities, walker, crutches, wheelchair 0
q Footwear requirements
r Fashionable, conventional shoes, no inrt required (5)
r Comfort footwear, shoe inrt (3)
r Modified shoes or brace 0
q Maximum walking distance, blocks
r Greater than 6 (10)
r4-6 (7)
r1-3 (4)
r Less than 1 0
q Walking surfaces
r No difficulty on any surface (10)
r Some difficulty on uneven terrain, stairs, inclines,
ladders (5)
r Severe difficulty on uneven terrain, stairs, inclines,
ladders 0
q Gait abnormality
r None, slight (10)
r Obvious (5)
r Marked 0
Alignment (15 points)
q Good, plantigrade foot, midfoot well aligned (15)
q Fair, plantigrade foot, some degree of midfoot malalignment obrved, no symptoms (8)
q Poor, nonplantigrade foot, vere malalignment, symptoms 0
Hallux Metatarsophalangeal-lnterphalangeal Scale
This scale grades first metatarsal, metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint, proximal phalanx, distal phalanx,
and interphalangeal (IP) joint levels and may be applied to hallux valgus, hallux varus, MTP arthrosis (hallux rigidus, osteoarthrosis, traumatic or inflammatory or other arthros), hallux valgus interphalangeus, clawtoe, mallet toe, MTP arthrodesis, cheilectomy, MTP implant arthroplasty, MTP rection arthroplasty, MTP instability or dislocation, and both intra-articular and extra-articular fractures of the metatarsal and phalanx.
This scale is a modification of a forefoot score published previously for hallux valgus surgery 6 and for rection arthroplasty surgery.10 A score of 100 points is possible in a patient with no pain, full range of MTP and IP motion, no MTP or IP instability, good alignment, no limitation of daily or recreational activities, and no footwear limitations. Forty points were assigned to pain企业价值最大化
, 45 to function, and 15 to alignment. The hallux MTP-IP score is detailed in Table 3.
TABLE 3
Hallux Metatarsophalangeal-Interphalangeal Scale (100 Paints Total)
Pain (40 points)
q None (40)
q Mild, occasional (30)
q Moderate, daily (20)
q Severe, almost always prent 0
Function (45 points)
q Activity limitations
r No limitations (10)
r No limitation of daily activities, such as employment
responsibilities, limitation of recreational
activities (7)
r Limited daily and recreational activities (4)
r Severe limitation of daily and recreational
