Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, construct
validity, and sensitivity to change of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). Subjects …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is one of the more common soft-tissue disorders of the foot, yet
little is known about its etiology. The purpose of the present study was to use an …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is a relatively common disorder of the foot, yet little is known
about its prevalence, what types of physicians see patients with the disorder, or how, on a …

Over the last 15 years, numerous self-report health status measures have appeared in the
literature. An important parallel development has been the development of numerous …

Background and Purpose. This study estimated the Roland-Morris Back Pain Questionnaire's
(RMQ) change score that best classified patients as those who had achieved an important …

Psychologic status is associated with poor outcome after knee arthroplasty yet little is known
about which specific psychologic disorders or pain-related beliefs contribute to poor …

Physical therapists routinely make diagnostic and prognostic decisions in the course of patient
care. The purpose of this clinical perspective is to illustrate what we believe is the optimal …

Background and Purpose Information about expected rate of change after arthroplasty is critical
for making prognostic decisions related to rehabilitation. The goals of this study were: (1) …

Our purpose was to estimate the incidence of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in the
United States. Three major implant manufacturers provided data over an 8-year period from …

Background: Preoperative psychological distress has been reported to be an important risk
factor for poor outcome following lower-extremity arthroplasty. We determined the …