Outcome And Complications Assessment In The Surgical Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fractures

It is a self-reported questionnaire used to assess functional limitations and disabilities associated with foot and ankle conditions. The FADI consists of two parts: the main part with 26 questions and the additional sports module with 8 questions. Each question is rated on a 5-point scale (0 to 4), with 0 indicating the most difficulty and 4 indicating no difficulty. The scores for each question are added and converted to a percentage, with a higher percentage indicating better function. It is rated on a total of 104 points, with a score of 0 indicating maximum disability and a score of 104 indicating no disability

clinical and functional evaluation for ankle and foot most validated and used in literature. There are 4 versions depending on the anatomical region to be evaluated: ankle and hindfoot, midfoot, first toe, last 4 toes. In this case the ankle and hindfoot version will be used. The score consists of 9 questions grouped into 3 categories for a total of 100 maximum points: Pain (up to 40 points), Function (up to 50 points) and Alignment (up to 10 points); 100 points represent the best possible clinical-functional condition and the absence of symptoms, 0 points represent the worst possible clinical-functional condition. It is a tool that combines the subjective component of the patient with the objective evaluation by the doctor.

visual representation of the extent of pain that the patient subjectively feels. The VAS is represented by a 10 cm long line in the original validated version, with or without notches corresponding to each centimeter. One end indicates the absence of pain and corresponds to 0, the other end indicates the worst pain imaginable and corresponds to 10. The scale is filled in manually by the patient who is asked to draw a sign on the line that represents the perceived pain . The distance measured from the 0 end corresponds to the subjective measurement of pain.

short version of the SF-36 questionnaire (link). Through 12 of the 36 questions of the original questionnaire it allows us to investigate the two synthetic indices, PCS Physical Component Summary for the Physical State and MCS Mental Component Summary for the Mental State. The greatest strengths of this questionnaire are its brevity and relative ease of use. In Italy the questionnaire was used among other things in 2000 in a multipurpose ISTAT survey on the health status of Italians and a reference database is available with data on a sample of 61,434 subjects representative of the Italian population. Even for this short form, the literature is full of experiences and studies that demonstrate its validity and reliability.

valid tool for measuring a patient's quality of life.

the radiological reports will be read, analyzing when the bony consolidation of the fracture is reported in relation to the time elapsed since the operation.