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Prototype — not for patient care. Scoring is implemented, but every cutoff, MDC, and normative value is unverified and awaiting clinical review.
PT Outcomes

Lower Extremity Functional Scale

Draft — not clinically reviewed

LEFS · Lower extremity · v0.1.0 · effective 2026-08-17

Twenty-item self-report of lower-extremity function, scored 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate better function.

Instructions

  • The patient rates their difficulty with each activity today, from 0 (extreme difficulty or unable) to 4 (no difficulty).
  • Transfer the patient's ratings from the completed form.
  • All twenty items must be answered to produce a score.

Items

Progress0 of 20 answered

Population-specific interpretation applies only when a population is selected.

  1. 1. Any of your usual work, housework or school activities
  2. 2. Your usual hobbies, recreational or sporting activities
  3. 3. Getting into or out of the bath
  4. 4. Walking between rooms
  5. 5. Putting on your shoes or socks
  6. 6. Squatting
  7. 7. Lifting an object from the floor
  8. 8. Performing light activities around your home
  9. 9. Performing heavy activities around your home
  10. 10. Getting into or out of a car
  11. 11. Walking two blocks
  12. 12. Walking a mile
  13. 13. Going up or down 10 stairs
  14. 14. Standing for one hour
  15. 15. Sitting for one hour
  16. 16. Running on even ground
  17. 17. Running on uneven ground
  18. 18. Making sharp turns while running fast
  19. 19. Hopping
  20. 20. Rolling over in bed

Result

LEFS v0.1.0

Incomplete — no score reported

20 of 20 items are unanswered. No score is reported until the measure is complete.

Source and version details
Version
0.1.0
Effective date
2026-08-17
Review status
Draft — not clinically reviewed

References

  • SOURCE NOT VERIFIED. The citation below is the suggested primary source and has not been checked against the published article. Confirm the citation and every value attributed to it before approving. Suggested source: Binkley JM, Stratford PW, Lott SA, Riddle DL. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). Phys Ther. 1999.
  • SOURCE NOT VERIFIED. The citation below is the suggested primary source and has not been checked against the published article. Confirm the citation and every value attributed to it before approving. Suggested source: The commonly cited 9-point MDC and MCID require verification.

Revision history

  • v0.1.0 (2026-08-17) — Initial definition. Scoring structure implemented; all interpretation thresholds are unverified and await clinical review.

This tool supports clinical documentation and does not replace professional judgment. It does not diagnose, prescribe treatment, or establish medical necessity. Verify every value before entering it into the medical record.