Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Description

* What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians?
* How is a specific instrument scored?
* Has it undergone reliability testing? * In what population was it validated,
and how did it perform?

This pocket-sized handbook, covering all the major musculoskeletal outcomes
instruments in use today, answers these questions and more. Key concepts like
reliability, validity, and responsiveness form the framework of the book, which
features 155 commonly used outcomes instruments for the shoulder, elbow, hand
and wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and calcaneus. Each instrument is numerically
rated based on clinical relevance and ease-of-use. Research results summarized
in table form eliminate the need for looking up original studies. And, the book
is organized and color-coded by anatomic region to save you time in locating
desired content.

Essential for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physical and occupational
therapists, and others who manage musculoskeletal problems, this compact
handbook is critical for deciding on an appropriate course of treatment based
on validated outcomes.