METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT'S ORTHOPEDIC COMPLAINTS ON WALKING DISORDER Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to roentgenology, traumatology and orthopedics and can be used for assessment of complaints of an orthopedic patient on walking disorder. Patient is tested on a grading scale of the walking function. Scoring scale is 2 tests. Patient's distance can be assessed on a four-point scale. Patient's use of the additional support is assessed by a point scale from 0 to 12 points. Obtained results, expressed in points, are summed up. Walking index I_x by the claimed formula. Estimating the value of the obtained walking index I_x as a degree of dysfunction of walking.

EFFECT: method enables simple, accessible, accurate and objective assessment of complaints of an orthopedic patient on walking disability by evaluating a complex of the most significant indicators.

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