Ankle Fracture Prognosis Functional Rating Scale

Description

Olerud and Molander developed a functional rating scale for patients who have had an ankle fracture. This can be used to monitor a patient over time and to evaluate the impact of different interventions. The authors are from Uppsala and Falum in Sweden.

Parameters:

(1) pain

(2) stiffness

(3) swelling

(4) stair-climbing

(5) running

(6) jumping

(7) squatting

(8) supports

(9) work and activities of daily living

Parameter	Finding	Points
pain	none	25
	while walking on an uneven surface	20
	while walking on an even surface outdoors	10
	while walking indoors	5
	constant and severe	0
stiffness	none	10
	stiffness	0
swelling	none	10
	only in the evening	5
	constant	0
stair climbing	no problems	10
	impaired	5
	impossible	0
running	possible	5
	impossible	0
jumping	possible	5
	impossible	0
squatting	no problems	5
	impossible	0
supports	none	10
	taping, wrapping	5
	stick or crutch required	0
work and activities of daily living	same as before injury	20
	loss of tempo	15
	change to a simpler job or to part-time work	10
	severely impaired work capacity	0

score =

= SUM(points for all 9 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 100

• The higher the score, the better the functional ability.

• Patients with osteoarthritis and dislocations tend to have a lower score than those without these findings.

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ICD-10

Functional Score of Olerud and Molander For Evaluation of a Patient Following Ankle Fracture

Purpose: To evaluate a patient who has had an ankle fracture using the functional score of Olerud and Molander.

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ICD-10