Reliability and Validity of the Adapted Nepali Version of the AO Spine Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma.

Background: The AO Spine Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma has been validated in English and Dutch language, however, there is an absence of a translated and validated version in Nepali language. The purpose of this study was to translate the AO Spine Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma into Nepali and adapt cross-culturally as outlined by established guidelines, as well as test its psychometric properties among Nepali speaking spine trauma patients.

Methods: Patients were recruited from two Nepali centers as a cross-sectional multicenter validation study.