Use of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS-Brazil) questionnaire compared to Lequesne Algofunctional Index for definition of knee and hip osteoarthritis severity

Rev Bras Reumatol Engl Ed. 2017 May-Jun;57(3):274-277. doi: 10.1016/j.rbre.2016.07.010. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

João Paulo M Santos¹, Rubens A da Silva¹, Marcos Tadeu P Fernandes², Regina Célia Poli-Frederico¹, Denis C Santos³, Rodrigo A C Andraus¹, Thais Maria F Fernandes¹, Karen B P Fernandes⁴

Affiliations

¹ Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brasil.
² Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brasil; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Londrina (ISCAL), Londrina, PR, Brasil.
³ Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brasil.
⁴ Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brasil; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Londrina (ISCAL), Londrina, PR, Brasil. Electronic address: karenparron@gmail.com.

PMID: 28535901
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbre.2016.07.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Lower Extremity / physiopathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Hip / diagnosis*
Osteoarthritis, Hip / physiopathology
Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnosis*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index*