Minimally important change was estimated for the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire after foot/ankle surgery.

Objectives: To ascertain the smallest amounts of change for the three Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) domains that are likely to be clinically meaningful and beyond measurement error for conditions affecting the foot/ankle. Estimates were compared with those from the Short-Form 36 (SF-36).

Study Design And Setting: A prospective observational study of 671 consecutive patients undergoing foot or ankle surgery at an orthopedic hospital.

Factors associated with patient satisfaction with foot and ankle surgery in a large prospective study.

Background: There is minimal published research on outcomes and satisfaction with foot and ankle surgery.

Objective: To investigate patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction, and investigate which factors influence satisfaction at 9 months following foot or ankle surgery.

Methods: Prospective study of 671 adult patients having foot or ankle surgery.

A scoring system for the foot and ankle that is acceptable, reliable, valid and responsive.

We read with interest the recent paper by Groarke et al. (Quality of life in individuals with chronic foot conditions: a cross sectional observational study. The Foot (2012) doi:10.

Factors associated with satisfaction in patients undergoing elbow surgery: a prospective study.

Hypothesis: Evidence on factors associated with patient satisfaction with elbow surgery is sparse; outcomes of surgery are not necessarily related to patient satisfaction. This study explored the hypothesis that condition-specific outcome measures would more closely reflect patient satisfaction than generic measures.

Materials And Methods: The prospective cohort comprised 104 consecutive patients/elbows undergoing elbow surgery.

Comparative responsiveness and minimal change for the Oxford Elbow Score following surgery.

Purpose: To assess the responsiveness and minimal change for the Oxford Elbow Score (OES) using anchor- and distribution-based approaches.

Methods: A prospective observational study of 104 patients undergoing elbow surgery at a specialist orthopaedic hospital was carried out. Patients completed the OES and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaires (both scored on a 0 to 100 scale) pre- and 6 months post-surgery.

Perceived barriers to walking in the neighborhood environment: a survey of middle-aged and older adults.

The authors investigated whether low levels of walking among older adults in the UK were associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental attributes. Survey data were obtained from self-administered standard questionnaires given to 680 people age 50+ (mean age 64.4 yr) attending nationally led walking schemes.

Perceived barriers to walking in the neighbourhood environment and change in physical activity levels over 12 months.

Objectives: To investigate whether, and to what extent, perceived barriers to neighbourhood walking (BTNW) may be associated with physical activity levels.

Design: Prospective survey with 12-month follow-up.

Subjects And Methods: 750 people attending walking schemes throughout England and Scotland; 551 completed the follow-up.