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Table 1 A summary of the Clubfoot Assessment Protocol (CAP)

From: Reliability and validity of motion analysis in children treated for congenital clubfoot according to the Clubfoot Assessment Protocol (CAP) using inexperienced assessors

Subgroup

Items

Scores

(Worst to best)

Mobility I

Ankle dorsal extension

Ankle plantar flexion

Heel varus/valgus

Eversion/inversion

Forefoot adduction/abduction

Item level:0,1,2,3 and 4

(Total sub score: 0–20)

Mobility II

Length of toe flexors:

M. flexor digiti longus

M flexor digiti hallucis

Item: 0, 2 and 4.

(Total sub score: 0–8)

Muscle function

Strength of foot eversion:

M. peronus longus

M.extensor digiti longus

Item: 0, 2 and 4.

(Totalsub score: 0–8)

Morphology

Tibial torsion,

Heel position

Forefoot position

Cavus or planus.

Item: 0, 2 and 4.

(Total sub score: 0–16)

Motion quality I

Walking

Running

Toe walking

Heel walking

Item: 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

(Total sub score: 0–16)

Motion quality II

One-leg balance

One-leg hop

Item: 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

(Total sub score: 0–8)

  1. 0 = cannot/++ poor, 1 = very deviant/+ poor, 2 = deviant/poor, 3 = slightly deviant/± poor and 4 = within normal.
  2. Completed with questions about experience of stiffness, pain, shoe problems, participation in sports, problems with keeping up with peers or other specific problems in daily life.