WHICH CLINICAL OUTCOME SCORES ARE MORE FREQUENTLY USED IN THE LITERATURE ON OSTEOCHONDRAL LESIONS OF THE TALUS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to identify the most used scales in the assessment of the clinical outcomes for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus. Methods: We performed a systematic review of the PubMed/MEDLINE databases from September 1999 to September 2019, based on the guidelines established by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The research strategy was: osteochondral [All Fields], AND (“talus” [MeSH Terms] OR “talus” [All Fields]) AND lesion [All Fields]. Of the 364 articles found in the literature, 166 (45%) were included in the study and 198 (55%) excluded. In total, 23 clinical assessment tools were used in the studies. Results: We found 49.4% of the studies to use the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Scale (AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale) and 29.5% the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Conclusion: The use of AOFAS increased in relation to VAS in the last 6 years (p = 0.046), and these two scales, either alone or combined, were the most used for studying osteochondral lesions of the talus. Level of Evidence III, Systematic Review of Level II studies.

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Main Authors:	SATO,GUSTAVO EIJI NODU, PAGNANO,RODRIGO GONÇALVES, DUARTE,MARIANYI PAOLA MARTINEZ, DINATO,MAURO CESAR MATTOS E
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	ATHA EDITORA 2021
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522021000300167
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