Clinical Rating Systems for the Ankle-Hindfoot, Midfoot, Hallux, and Lesser Toes

Foot Ankle Int · 1994 · Classic · cited 4,483 times

Harold B. Kitaoka, Ian J. Alexander, Robert S. Adelaar, James A. Nunley, Mark S. Myerson, Melanie Sanders

Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905

Foot & Ankle

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONAmerican Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society rating systems standardize clinical reporting of ankle-hindfoot and toe disorders using numerical scales.
Abstract, as published

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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