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Foot & Ankle

Hallux valgus

Hallux valgus outcomes are measured with foot and ankle patient-reported instruments, though most were designed around the ankle and have limited forefoot-specific content.

What you are actually deciding

Check the item content before choosing an instrument: several widely used foot and ankle measures are adapted from knee questionnaires and contain few items a forefoot patient would find relevant, which blunts responsiveness after bunion surgery.

Patient-reported outcome measure2

Clinical calculator1

Thresholds that apply here

Published change thresholds across the instruments above. Check the population matches your patient before using a value — a threshold derived in a different cohort will mislead you.

InstrumentTypeValueSubscalePopulation
FAAMMCID8 pointsADLAdults with a broad range of leg, foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders who self-rated as improved
FAAMMCID9 pointsSportsAdults with a broad range of leg, foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders who self-rated as improved
FAAMMDC5.7 pointsADLAdults with leg, foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders, stable between administrations
FAAMMDC12.3 pointsSportsAdults with leg, foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders, stable between administrations
FAOSMCID10 pointsAll subscalesAnkle disorders, by analogy with the KOOS
FAOSMDC10–20 points depending on subscale—Chronic ankle instability

See the full threshold database for every instrument on the site.

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