OBJECTIVE: (1) to translate and validate the original version of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) questionnaire from English into Portuguese in patients with diagnosis of lateral ligament injuries with ankle sprain history,(2) to provide cultural adaptation for Brazilian patients (3) to correlate it with the quality of life SF_36 questionnaire. METHOD: The method of translation and validation followed the criteria described by Guillemin et al. Fifty patients with ankle sprain were included. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: FAOS questionnaire showed good reproducibility for patients with ankle sprain and good reliability for all intraand inter-interviewer sub-scales (p<0.05). The translation and cultural adaptation of FAOS questionnaire had its properties of assessment, reliability and validity measured, showing that this questionnaire is suitable for use in Brazilian patients with lateral ligament ankle injuries.
Pain measurement; Ankle; Ankle injuries; Questionnaires
