Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 457-462 , March 2008

The Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Aid Decision Making in Acquired Equinovarus Deformity

  • Janine A. van Til, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Janine A. van Til, MSc, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • Gerbert J. Renzenbrink, MD

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Rehabilitation Center, Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • James G. Dolan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unity Health System, Rochester, NY
    • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
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  • Maarten J. IJzerman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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    The AHP decision model. Impact of treatment comprises the impact to the patient in the active treatment phase, and daily effort comprises the daily actions needed to maintain the effect of treatment a

    The AHP decision model. Impact of treatment comprises the impact to the patient in the active treatment phase, and daily effort comprises the daily actions needed to maintain the effect of treatment afterward (mainly donning and doffing necessary equipment). *Criteria supported by literature.26

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    Patient case description. Observations were based on extensive manual testing in lying and sitting positions and visual observation of the patient during walking by an experienced physiotherapist. Abb

    Patient case description. Observations were based on extensive manual testing in lying and sitting positions and visual observation of the patient during walking by an experienced physiotherapist. Abbreviations: FAC, Functional Ambulation Category; MRC, Medical Research Council scale.

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    The average performance values with standard deviation of the treatments on all level 3 criteria. IFES, implanted peroneal stimulator; SFES, surface peroneal stimulator; SOS, semi-orthopedic shoes; TS

    The average performance values with standard deviation of the treatments on all level 3 criteria. IFES, implanted peroneal stimulator; SFES, surface peroneal stimulator; SOS, semi-orthopedic shoes; TS, soft-tissue surgery.

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    Sensitivity analysis. A 6-dimensional space is presented by showing each combination of weights for 2 criteria in 16 squares. If the preference for treatment is dependent on the weight of other criter

    Sensitivity analysis. A 6-dimensional space is presented by showing each combination of weights for 2 criteria in 16 squares. If the preference for treatment is dependent on the weight of other criteria, multiple treatment priorities are piled for a 2-dimensional weight combination.

 Supported by ZONmw (grant no. 14350026).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01798-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 457-462 , March 2008

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