Escalas de valoración en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología

Objective:Specify the requirements a questionnaire needs for its validation. Choose the most suitable questionnaires for rating each disease in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Material and method: A literature search was conducted on the results from the various questionnaires on their clinical applications, where possible comparing the results. Results: Enough information was collected for a questionnaire to be chosen according to the procedure to be evaluated. Conclusion: There are numerous questionnaires for rating results in Orthopaedic Surgery which should be used to measure results objectively. There is general agreement that a specific functional questionnaire on the anatomical area operated on should be used in conjunction with a general health questionnaire to achieve a better rating of the result from a particular procedure