Background: Ankle replacement and ankle arthrodesis are standard treatments for treating
end-stage ankle arthritis when conservative treatment fails. Comparing patient-reported …

Background: There is much debate regarding the best outcome tool for use in foot and ankle
surgery, specifically in patients with ankle arthritis. The Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) is a …

Background: Ankle osteoarthritis is a significant cause of pain and disability. Despite the
effectiveness of treatments, a subset of patients remains with persistent pain and functional …

Background Maximal medical improvement (MMI) establishes the timepoint when patients
no longer experience clinically significant improvements following surgery. The purpose of …

Background: Foot and ankle surgeons are increasingly relying on patient-reported outcome
measures (PROMs) such as the Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) to evaluate treatment …

Background: Despite good evidence that supports significant improvements in pain and
physical function following a total ankle replacement (TAR) for end-stage ankle arthritis …

Background: We examined four commonly used scores, the SF-36, the Ankle Osteoarthritis
Scale (AOS), the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle Hindfoot …

Background: Significant ankle arthritis results in functional limitations and patient morbidity.
There is a need to measure symptoms and the impact of interventions on patient's quality of …

Background: Patient-reported outcomes are becoming common for measuring patient-
centric outcomes in surgery. However, there is little known about the relationship between …

Abstract Background Many PROMs used for evaluation of ankle osteoarthritis are not
validated for this purpose. We hypothesize that frequently used PROMs have an early …