Normative data for the lower extremity functional scale (LEFS)
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Normative data for the lower extremity functional scale (LEFS)
Background and purpose - The lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) is a well-known and validated instrument for measurement of lower extremity function. The LEFS was developed in a group of patients with various musculoskeletal disorders, and no reference data for the healthy population are available. Here we provide normative data for the LEFS. Methods - Healthy visitors and staff at 4 hospi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2017.1309886