FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME MEASURES AFTER DISPLACED INTRAARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES

We have devised a new scoring system using visual analogue scales (VAS ) to determine the functional outcome in 15 patients with 20 displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures, confirmed by CT, The average fol low-up was 19 months, A VAS was completed separately by the patient, t he surgeon and an independent assessor, It showed satisfactory agreeme nt between observers and strong correlations with a General Health Sur vey (SF36), a pain scale (McGill Pain Questionnaire) and a disease-spe cific, historical scale for calcaneal fractures (the Rowe score).