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. 2012 Feb 9;470(8):2132–2141. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2273-z

Table 4.

Patients with additional lower extremity injuries had comparable Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment scores

SMFA 6 months Significance at 6 months 12 months Significance at 12 months 24 months Significance at 24 months Norm
LE injury No LE injury LE injury No LE injury LE injury No LE injury
Daily activity 77.5 46.2 −0.980; 0.430 52.5 20.1 −9.500; 0.011 15.0 34.4 0.812; 0.476 11.85 ± 19.2
Emotional 60.7 52.4 −1.322; 0.317 42.9 44.1 0.071; 0.950 33.3 37.1 0.294; 0.788 20.54 ± 18.4
Arm/hand 43.8 5.2 −5.131; 0.036 6.3 0 Unable to analyze 12.5 1.0 −6.708; 0.007 6.02 ± 12.26
Mobility 44.4 35.2 −0.433; 0.707 58.3 21.9 −4.073; 0.055 30.6 30.2 −0.035; 0.975 13.61 ± 18.31
Dysfunction 57.4 34.9 −1.265; 0.333 41.2 21.0 −4.109; 0.054 22.3 25.9 0.414; 0.707 12.70 ± 15.59
Bother 60.4 44.4 −0.781; 0.517 47.9 18.8 −2.781; 0.109 33.3 27.1 −0.561; 0.614 13.77 ± 18.59

SMFA = Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment; LE = lower extremity.