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. 2008 Apr 15;466(6):1454–1466. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0249-9

Table 3.

Followup and postoperative results

Parameter Patients
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Followup (months) 113 27 62 29 83 24 75 35 42 97 37 51 110 56 87 114
Stanmore system questionnaire Points
Pain (15 points)
    No pain at any time or not worse 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
    Mild pain or slightly worse 10 10
    Moderate pain or markedly worse 5 5
    Severe pain or markedly worse 0
Need of orthoses
    No 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
    Occasional (once a week) 10 10
    Frequently (twice a week) 5
    Regularly (greater than twice a week) 0 0
Normal shoes (5 points)
    Yes 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
    Yes, but prefers certain types 3 3 3 3 3
    No 0
Functional outcome
    Normal daily activity and normal recreation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
    Normal daily activity and limited recreation 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
    Limited daily activity and recreation 3 3 3
    Severe limitation on daily activity and recreation 0 0
Muscle power (25 points) (modified Medical Research Council grading)
    Grade 4+ or 5 25 25 25 25 25
    Grade 4 20 20 20 20 20
    Grade 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
    Grade 2 or less 0 0
Degree of active dorsiflexion (degrees)
    Greater than 6° 25 25 25 25
    0–5° 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
    −5 to −1° 10 10 10
    −10 to −6° 0 0
    Less than −11°
Foot posture
    Plantigrade, balanced, no deformity 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
    Plantigrade, mild deformfity 3 3 3
    Obvious deformity or malalignement 0 0
Patient Ratings F E G E P E P G G G E E E E E E
Total Score of SS 62 90 74 100 59 100 8 90 70 86 100 86 76 73 80 91
Toes dorsiflexion 0 1 0 2 −1 1 −1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2

E = excellent; G = good; F = fair; P = poor.