Development and Validation of a Pediatric Sports Activity Rating Scale: The Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (HSS Pedi-FABS).

The article presents a study on the development and validation of a concise and comprehensive activity rating scale for athletically active children and adolescents who are 10 to 18 years old. It cites the lack of outcome measures necessary for conducting outcomes research in orthopaedic surgery. The Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (HSS Pedi-FABS) can be used to evaluate activity level as a prognostic variable for clinical research.