Publications by authors named "Vahur Metsna"
Background: The Score Committee of the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) developed, validated, and published the EFAS Score in 11 languages (Dutch, English, German, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Persian, Swedish, Turkish). From other languages under validation, the Spanish and Estonian versions completed data acquisition and underwent further validation.
Methods: The EFAS Score was developed and validated in three stages: 1) item (question) identification (completed during the initial validation study), 2) item reduction and scale exploration (completed during the initial validation study), 3) confirmatory analyses and responsiveness of the Spanish and Estonian versions (completed during the initial validation study in seven other languages).
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Estonian version of the Oxford Knee Score.
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
January 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to adapt the Estonian version of The Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and test its psychometric properties.
Methods: The original OKS questionnaire was translated into Estonian using the forward and back-translation method recommended in the literature. The face validity of the Estonian OKS was then tested.
Background And Objective: Anterior knee pain (AKP) may compromise the results of total knee arthroplasty in more than quarter of cases. The aim of the current work was to determine the prevalence of AKP and the severity of patellofemoral symptoms among patients who received a total knee arthroplasty with non-replaced patella in East-Tallinn Central Hospital from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2009.
Materials And Methods: We carried out a retrospective study involving 1778 consecutive total knee arthroplasties with non-replaced patella.
Background: Attempts to relate patellar cartilage involvement to anterior knee pain (AKP) have yielded conflicting results. We determined whether the condition of the cartilage of the patella at the time of knee replacement, as assessed by the OARSI score, correlates with postsurgical AKP.
Patients And Methods: We prospectively studied 100 patients undergoing knee arthroplasty.
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a new radiographic measure, the patellar shift index (PSI), for the precise estimation of patellar position relative to the trochlea after a total knee replacement with an unresurfaced patella.
Methods: This study included radiographs of 51 patients suffering from anterior knee pain following total knee arthroplasty. Patellofemoral axial radiographs were analyzed to compare the reliability of the PSI to the classical measures of patellofemoral congruence, the lateral patellar tilt (LPT) and patellar displacement (PD).