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 availa...
| Publicado en: | Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 422 - 427 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Medical Journals Sweden AB
Aug2017
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