Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 6 The Prolo Functional and Economic Outcome Rating Scale modified for postoperative cervical radiculopathy (Davis [60])
From: The Prolo Scale: history, evolution and psychometric properties
Score | Criteria |
|---|---|
Economic status | |
 1 | Complete invalid |
 2 | No gainful occupation, including ability to do housework, school or retirement activities |
 3 | Ability to work, but not at previous occupation: able to perform housework, school and retirement activities |
 4 | Working at previous occupation part-time or with limited status |
 5 | Able to work at previous occupation with no restrictions |
Functional (social) status | |
 1 | Total incapacity (worse than prior to operation) |
 2 | Persistent neck and arm pain, persistent paresthesias, motor weakness same as prior to operation (able to perform tasks of daily living) |
 3 | Moderate neck and arm pain, persistent paresthesias, minimal motor weakness |
 4 | No neck or arm pain, persistent paresthesias in fingers, no motor weakness |
 5 | No neck or arm pain, no paresthesias, no motor weakness, complete recovery, able to perform previous sports activities |