The Bangla clubfoot tool: a repeatability study

Table 1 The Bangla clubfoot tool

A. Parental rating	Yes	Don’t know	No	Mean scores (%)	‘Rating’
A. Parental rating	+1	0	-1	Mean scores (%)	#
1. Happy with child’s feet?
2. Recommend to others?
3. Does child play with others?
4. Does child wear shoes of choice?
5. Does child have pain?
Parental rating sub score (-/5)
B. Gait assessment	Yes	Not fully/with assistance	No	Mean scores (%)
B. Gait assessment	+1	0	-1	Mean scores (%)
6. Squatting
7. Walking
8. Running
9. Up/down steps
Gait assessment sub score (-/4)
C. Clinical examination	Valgus	Straight	Varus	Mean scores (%)
C. Clinical examination	+1	0	-1	Mean scores (%)
10. Heel position - L
Heel position - R
	> 0 dorsiflexion	0 / 90 degrees	< 0 dorsiflexion	Mean scores (%)
	+1	0	-1	Mean scores (%)
11. Ankle range - L
Ankle range - R
Clinical examination sub score (-/2)				L / R
Clinical examination sub score (-/2)				^
Total score (-/11)

# Note: The clinical examination subscore combines the findings for both heel position in stance and ankle range. Each are ranged from +1 (valgus heel/>0 degrees ankle dorsiflexion) OR 0 (straight heel/0 degrees ankle dorsiflexion) OR -1 (varus heel/<0 degrees ankle dorsiflexion). Neutral to positive scores indicate maintained correction, whilst negative scores are indicative of relapsing deformity.
^ Note: Scores for bilateral cases were halved to achieve same scale/foot for section C/clinical examination.

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