Muscular Dystrophy Grades for Hip and Leg Function

Purpose: To grade lower extremity function in a patient with muscular dystrophy based on the scale of Vignos et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with a muscular dystrophy?

Yes

Select answer for each lower extremity function

Climbing stairs independently

Getting out of chair independently

Walking ability

Is the patient bed bound?

Yes

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

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Evaluation appropriate?

Are the responses consistent?

Functional grade

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Major Lower Limb Trauma Early Prediction of Work Disability
Other Testing
- Physical Performance Battery for Evaluating Lower Extremity Function
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Legg Calve Perthes Disease Criteria for Outcome
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Hip Fracture Recovery | Clinical Prediction Rule for Prolonged Nursing Home Stay
- Predictors for Poor Outcome 10 Years or More After Multiple Orthopedic Injuries (Polytrauma)
Complications
- Impairment due to Pelvic Fractures

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Impairment due to Pelvic Fractures

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Physical Performance Battery for Evaluating Lower Extremity Function
- Major Lower Limb Trauma Early Prediction of Work Disability
Exercise
- Percent Weight Bearing Estimation | Tilt Table Rehabilitation

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Surgery, orthopedic

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage
disability and performance

ICD-10

G71.0 - Muscular dystrophy

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Purpose: To grade lower extremity function in a patient with muscular dystrophy based on the scale of Vignos et al.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Surgery, orthopedic

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, disability and performance

ICD-10: G71.0,

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