Construct validity of the Enneking score for measuring function in patients with malignant or aggressive benign tumours of the upper limb.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 89(5): 659-63, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the construct validity of the Musculoskeletal Tumour Society rating scale (Enneking score) as a functional measure for patients with sarcoma involving the upper limb. We compared the Enneking score by examining the correlation between two patient-derived outcome measures, the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) as indicators of functional status in 40 patients with malignant or aggressive benign bone and soft-tissue tumours of the upper limb who had undergone surgical treatment. The frequency distributions were similar among the three scoring systems. As for the validity, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient of the Enneking score to the DASH questionnaire was -0.79 and that of the Enneking to the SF-36 subscales ranged from 0.38 to 0.60. Despite being a measure from the surgeon's perspective, the Enneking score was shown to be a valid indicator of physical disability in patients with malignant or aggressive benign tumours of the upper limb and reflected their opinion.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sarcoma
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Neoplasias de los Tejidos Blandos
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Neoplasias Óseas
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Extremidad Superior
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón