PATIENT REPORTED GENERAL (GENERIC) OUTCOME MEASURES OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE

1. Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36)  (Spine, Sports, Trauma, Recon., Paeds and tumour)
2. SF-12 (Sports)
3. SMFA (Trauma)
4. EQ-5D - EuroQol (Tumour)

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) - used by many groups for pain assessment

Tumour

1. Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS)
2. Musculoskeletal Tumour Society Score (MSTS)

Paediatric Orthopaedics

1. CHQ
2. PODCI

Shoulder

1. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form (ASES).
2. DASH
3. Oxford Shoulder Score
4. Constant

Shoulder Disease Specific

•  Instability: WOSI (Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Score)
•  Rotator Cuff: WORC (Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Score)
•  Arthritis: WOOS (Western Ontario Arthritis of the Shoulder Index)

Elbow

1. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Elbow Assessment Form.

Wrist and Hand

1. Patient-rated wrist evaluation

Spine

1. Oswestry neck disability
2. Oswestry  low back
3. VAS       

Lower Extremity

1.  Lower Extremity Measure (LEM)

Hip

1. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA Index (WOMAC)
2. Oxford Hip
3. Harris Hip Score

Knee

1. WOMAC
2. Oxford 12-item Knee Questionnaire
3. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
4. IKDC ( International Knee Documentation Committee Score )

• Instability    Mohtadi ACL QOL score
• Meniscal     WOMET (Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool)

Foot and Ankle

1. AAOS Foot and Ankle Core Score
2. Foot Function Index
3. Ankle Osteoarthritis Score

References:

1. Suk M.., Norvell D., et al. Evidence-based Orthopaedic Surgery: What is Evidence without the Outcomes? JAAOS. 16, 3. March 2008.
2. Suk M.., Hanson B., et al. Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments. AO Publishing. Thieme. 2005.