Development and validation of a new elbow-specific scoring system for patients with elbow stiffness: the Shanghai Elbow Dysfunction Score

摘要

Background: Clinical scoring systems are increasingly important and popular for the evaluation of orthopedic patients. Elbow stiffness commonly causes functional impairment and upper-limb disability. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new elbow-specific assessment score to evaluate joint function in patients with elbow stiffness.