Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 420-429 , July 2011

Validation of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Scoring Scales

  • Jeremy J. Cook, DPM, MPH, CPH, AACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Podiatry, Boston, MA
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  • Emily A. Cook, DPM, MPH, CPH, AACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Podiatry, Boston, MA
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  • Barry I. Rosenblum, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Podiatry, Boston, MA
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  • Adam S. Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA; Assistant Professor, California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA
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  • Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Attending Staff, Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine, Gundersen Lutheran Healthcare System, La Crosse, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS, Attending Staff, Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine, Gundersen Lutheran Healthcare System, 2nd Floor Founders Building, 1900 South Avenue, La Crosse, WI 54601.

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(11)00111-6

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2011.03.005

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 420-429 , July 2011

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