Steinbrocker's grade
Functional disability in rheuma Grade I Complete ability to carry out all the usual duties without handicaps Grade II Adequate for normal activities despite handicap of discomfort or limited motion of one of the joints Grade III Limited to little or none of the duties of usual occupation or self-care Grade IV Incapacitated, largely or wholly bed-ridden or chair-bound with little or no self-care Reference Casey AT, Bland JM, Crockard HA. Development of a functional scoring system for rheumatoid arthritis patients with cervical myelopathy. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 1996 Dec.;55(12):901-906 |