Normalization of the Constant score

LI Katolik, AA Romeo, BJ Cole, NN Verma… - Journal of shoulder and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The strength of the normal shoulder may differ by gender and deteriorate with age. Thus, the
Constant score may also decrease in absolute value while still reflecting a normal score. To …

Shoulder outcome measures: a comparison of 6 functional tests

JD Placzek, SC Lukens… - … American journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Several shoulder function scores are used in research, with no universally
adopted standard. This study compares 6 shoulder outcome scales. Hypothesis Correlations …

Measuring function of the shoulder. A cross-sectional comparison of five questionnaires

DE Beaton, RR Richards - JBJS, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Measures of both generic and disease-specific health status are being developed and used
with increasing frequency for the appraisal of musculoskeletal conditions. The purpose of …

A standardized method for the assessment of shoulder function

RR Richards, KN An, LU Bigliani, RJ Friedman… - Journal of shoulder and …, 1994 - Elsevier
The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons have adopted a standardized form for
assessment of the shoulder. The form has a patient self-evaluation section and a physician …

Evaluation of intratester and intertester reliability of the Constant-Murley shoulder assessment

MHH Rocourt, L Radlinger, F Kalberer, S Sanavi… - Journal of shoulder and …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the reliability of the Constant-Murley Score. Two testers assessed 63
patients twice on the same day using the original publication by Constant and Murley. The …

The measurement of normative American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons scores

PI Sallay, L Reed - Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 2003 - Elsevier
We determined baseline scores on the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
questionnaire in individuals who had no known shoulder condition and evaluated related …

Intraobserver and interobserver reliability for the strength test in the Constant-Murley shoulder assessment

KM Johansson, LE Adolfsson - Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 2005 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the standardized strength test in the Constant-Murley shoulder
assessment of adults with healthy shoulders in a randomized, single-blind design. The …

Comparison of the subjective shoulder value and the Constant score

MK Gilbart, C Gerber - Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the subjective shoulder value (SSV) and to
compare it with the Constant score (CS). The SSV is defined as a patient's subjective …

Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the simple shoulder test: psychometric properties by age and injury type

J Godfrey, R Hamman, S Lowenstein, K Briggs… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the
Simple Shoulder Test (SST) scale and to examine these in patients stratified by age and …

An evaluation of the Constant-Murley shoulder assessment

VB Conboy, RW Morris, J Kiss… - The Journal of Bone & …, 1996 - boneandjoint.org.uk
We have analysed the Constant-Murley (1987) assessment for 25 patients with shoulder
pathology. We found the score easy to use, with low inter-and intraobserver errors, but …