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Hak Jun Kim
Korea University Medical Center
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Background
The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure to assess clinical outcomes of Achilles tendon rupture, but it has not been validated in Korean yet. The purpose of this study was to translate the ATRS into Korean and evaluate its reliability and validity in a Korean population.
Methods
The ATRS was translated into Korean according to recommended guidelines for forward-backward translation. Thirty-eight patients who underwent surgical treatment for Achilles tendon rupture from 2017 to 2019 were enrolled. Reliability was evaluated by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of the measurement (SEM), minimal detectable change (MDC), and Cronbach’s alpha. Construct validity was assessed with Spearman rank correlations with the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain in daily activity.
Results
The Korean translation of the ATRS had excellent test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.838) and acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.84). The SEM was 6.63, and the MDC was 18.38 at the individual level and 2.98 at the group level. The Korean translation of the ATRS was strongly correlated with the FASO (r = 0.876). Correlation with the NRS in daily activity (r = -0.659) was moderate.
Conclusion
The Korean translation of the ATRS showed sufficient reliability and validity for use in the Korean population.
Keywords
Achilles tendon rupture, ATRS, Korean, Reliability, Validity
No competing interests reported.
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Hak Jun Kim
Korea University Medical Center
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Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 03 Jun, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 01 Jul, 2021
Reviews received
Received 15 Jun, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 01 Jun, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 01 Jun, 2021
Editor assigned
On 01 Jun, 2021
Editor invited
On 31 May, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 31 May, 2021
First submitted
On 21 May, 2021
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Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
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Subject Areas
Orthopedics
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background
The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure to assess clinical outcomes of Achilles tendon rupture, but it has not been validated in Korean yet. The purpose of this study was to translate the ATRS into Korean and evaluate its reliability and validity in a Korean population.
Methods
The ATRS was translated into Korean according to recommended guidelines for forward-backward translation. Thirty-eight patients who underwent surgical treatment for Achilles tendon rupture from 2017 to 2019 were enrolled. Reliability was evaluated by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of the measurement (SEM), minimal detectable change (MDC), and Cronbach’s alpha. Construct validity was assessed with Spearman rank correlations with the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain in daily activity.
Results
The Korean translation of the ATRS had excellent test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.838) and acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.84). The SEM was 6.63, and the MDC was 18.38 at the individual level and 2.98 at the group level. The Korean translation of the ATRS was strongly correlated with the FASO (r = 0.876). Correlation with the NRS in daily activity (r = -0.659) was moderate.
Conclusion
The Korean translation of the ATRS showed sufficient reliability and validity for use in the Korean population.
No competing interests reported.
This is a list of supplementary files associated with this preprint. Click to download.
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