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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Total Active Flexion (TAF) score system

From: Outcome of closed ipsilateral metacarpal fractures treated with mini fragment plates and screws: a prospective study

Degree of flexion

Rating

TAF from MCPJ to DIPJ: digit 2–5

 

 >220

Excellent

 120–80

Good

 <80

Poor

TAF from MCPJ to IPJ: thumb

 

 >220

Excellent

 120–80

Good

 <80

Poor

  1. Clinical Assessment Committee. Total Active Flexion (TAF) scale, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) report. New Orleans, 1976. TAF, total active flexion; MCPJ, metacarpophalangeal joint; DIP, distal interphalangeal joint; IPJ, interphalangeal joint
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