Jun 28, 2018
A recent publication reported preoperative Patient-Reported
Outcomes Measurement Instrumentation System (PROMIS) scores to be
highly predictive in identifying patients who would and would not
benefit from foot and ankle surgery. Their applicability to other
patient populations is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess
the validation and generalizability of previously published
preoperative PROMIS physical function (PF) and pain interference
(PI) threshold t scores as predictors of postoperative
clinically meaningful improvement in foot and ankle patients from a
geographically unique patient population.
PROMIS PF threshold scores from published data were successful in
classifying patients from a different patient and geographic
population who would improve with surgery. If functional
improvement is the goal, these thresholds could be used to help
identify patients who will benefit from surgery and, most
important, those who will not, adding value to foot and ankle
health care.
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