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Table 3 The Clubfoot Assessment Protocol (version 1.0)

From: The clubfoot assessment protocol (CAP); description and reliability of a structured multi-level instrument for follow-up

Name:

  

Date of birth:

  

Date of assessment:

  

Assessment number:

  

Side:

O Left

O Right

   

Rating

0

1

2

3

4

Passive mobility

1. Dorsiflexion

< -10°

-10°-< 0°

0°- < +10°

+10°- +20°

>+20°

2. Plantar flexion

0°- < 10°

10°- < 20°

20°-< 30°

30°- 40°

>40°

3. Varus/valgus

>20°var

20°-< 10°var

10° -< 0°var

0°- neutral

>0°vlg

4. Derotation

>20°inv

20°-< 10°inv

10°- < 0°inv

0°- 10°evr

>10°evr

5. Add/abd

>20°add

20°-< 10°add

10°- < 0°add

0°- neutral

>0°abd

6. Tightness

+ tight

tight

 

soft-tight

soft

7. Flx.dig.long.

+ reduced

 

reduced

 

normal

8. Flx.dig.hall.

+ reduced

 

reduced

 

normal

Muscle function (strength)

9. M. peroneus

absent/poor

 

reduced

 

normal

10. M. ext.dig.long

absent/poor

 

reduced

 

normal

11. M. sol./gastr.

absent/poor

 

reduced

 

normal

Morphology

12. Tibial rotation

+ inw.

 

inw.

 

normal

13. Calcaneus position

>10 varus

 

>0 varus <10

 

neutral/vlg

14. Forefoot position

>20° add.

 

>10 add. <20°

 

add<10°

15. Foot arch

+ cavus

 

cavus

 

normal

Motion quality

I

16. Walking

+ deviant

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

17. Toe walking

cannot

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

18. Heel walking

cannot

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

19. Squatting

cannot

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

20. Running

+ deviant

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

II

21. One legstand

cannot

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

22. Hop1leg

cannot

deviant

 

slightly deviant

normal

  1. Extra notes: Structured questions about pain, stiffness, shoe problems, physical condition, activity level, sports and social participation and patient/parent satisfaction.
  2. + = pronounced / very, var= varus, vlg= valgus, inv = inversion, evr = eversion, add = adduction, abd = abduction. inw = inward rotation, flx.dig.long. = length of M. flexor digiti longus, flx.dig.hall. = length of M. flexor digiti hallucis
  3. ©The CAP is copyright to Hanneke Andriesse, 2003.