Scharfbillig Rolf Wilhelm, Jones Sara, Scutter Sheila
University of South Australia, City East, Centenary Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
Foot (Edinb). 2009 Mar;19(1):36-43. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2008.07.004. Epub 2008 Oct 2.
Sever's disease is a condition which has been described inconsistently in the literature with respect to pathology, aetiology and management. In particular, the impact of this condition has been overlooked, probably because it is usually self-limiting.
This study used a prospective comparative design study to determine the impact of Sever's disease on the quality of life of its sufferers.
Three scales--Happiness, Satisfaction with symptoms and Pain/comfort scale--from the POSNA musculoskeletal questionnaire showed significant differences between the symptomatic and control groups.
Although the condition may resolve with time, these results show that it has a considerable impact on children's lives.
文献中关于跟腱炎在病理学、病因学和治疗方面的描述并不一致。特别是，这种疾病的影响一直被忽视，可能是因为它通常是自限性的。
本研究采用前瞻性比较设计研究，以确定跟腱炎对患者生活质量的影响。
POSNA肌肉骨骼问卷中的三个量表——幸福感、症状满意度和疼痛/舒适度量表——显示，有症状组和对照组之间存在显著差异。
尽管这种疾病可能会随着时间自行缓解，但这些结果表明它对儿童的生活有相当大的影响。
