Michael Suk
Beate P Hanson
Daniel C Norvell
David L Helfet

Outcomes instruments that attempt to assess the function and quality of life in orthopedic patients are multiplying. In this new quick-reference book, more than 300 outcomes instruments for the musculoskeletal extremities are summarized and evaluated!

• What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians?
• What questions make up an outcomes instrument?
• How is a specific instrument scored?
• Is it completed by the clinician or the patient?
• Has the instrument undergone validity or reliability testing?
• In what population was it validated, and how did it perform?

These questions were the impetus behind the development of this handbook, which provides both educational and quick-reference value. Concepts that are used to evaluate each instrument like validity, reliability, and responsiveness are discussed in a manner that often makes a difficult topic easy to grasp.

The purpose of this handbook is to provide the clinician or researcher with a user-friendly display of the most common disease-specific musculoskeletal outcomes instruments, all in one quick-reference location.

This book is for orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, family practice physicians, rheumatologists, musculoskeletal pain specialists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and any other health professional that may encounter these outcome instruments.

Updates
Any outcomes instruments that come to our attention, which are not discussed in this edition but fulfill our criteria will be assessed and published on our website.

Feedback
Do you feel that an outcomes instrument is missing from this book? You don’t agree with one of our evaluations?
We value your opinions, and will consider including your input in the next edition of this book.
Contact us:
outcomes@aofoundation.org

Assessment of your instrument
If you have developed your own instrument and would like us to have a look at it, send us a your concept.
AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation (AOCID) will review your instrument and provide you with feedback.

Contact us:
outcomes@aofoundation.org

Published in 2009
softcover
Volume 1 388 pages
Volume 2 426 pages
over 300 figures and illustrations
softcover

ISBN 978-3-13-141062-7

€ 129.95