Italian Version of the Oxford Elbow Score Score

Validation of the Cross-cultural Adapted Italian Version of the Oxford Elbow Score

Validation of the cross-cultural adapted Italian version of the Oxford Elbow Score, in order to have an instrument able to detect the functional state reported by patients after elbow surgery.

An Italian version of the Oxford Elbow Score has been created by an experts committee, according to the published guidelines for the cross-cultural adaptation of self-reported measures.

The new version of the questionnaire will be administered to a sample size of 120 patients, in addition to MEPS, Quick DASH and SF-36 questionnaires during the follow-up apointments at 2 and/or 6 months after elbow surgery in two Orthopaedic Clinic in North Italy.

Reliability, validity , reproducibility and responsiveness will be detected by questionnaires.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to speak and understand Italian,
• need for one-elbow surgical procedure any elbow disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Injury in more than one musculoskeletal district