Evaluation of Other Major Joints in the Knee Function Assessment Chart of the British Orthopaedic Association Research Sub-Committee

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The Research Sub-Committee of the British Orthopaedic Association developed a standard evaluation chart for assessing patients before and after reconstructive surgery to the knee. This includes an evaluation of the other major joints to determine their impact on the patient's functional ability.

Additional major joints evaluated:

(1) state of the other knee

(2) state of the left hip

(3) state of the right hip

(4) state of the left foot and ankle

(5) state of the right foot and ankle

The evaluation of the affected knee is described in the previous section.

State of Joint	Pain	Joint Stiffness	Walking
not affected	none	none	normal
slightly affected	infrequent	minor; no functional deficit	minimally affected; no support required
moderately affected	moderate	produces some function deficit	walking interrupted and support required
severely affected	severe	produces marked functional disability	unable to walk, or walks with difficulty using a major support

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Evaluation of Other Major Joints in the Knee Function Assessment Chart of the British Orthopaedic Association Research Sub-Committee

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