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- Title
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)--validation of a Swedish version.
- Authors
Roos, E M; Roos, H P; Ekdahl, C; Lohmander, L S
- Abstract
The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is a self-administered instrument measuring outcome after knee injury at impairment, disability, and handicap level in five subscales. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of a Swedish version was assessed in 142 patients who underwent arthroscopy because of injury to the menisci, anterior cruciate ligament, or cartilage of the knee. The clinimetric properties were found to be good and comparable to the American version of the KOOS. Comparison to the Short Form-36 and the Lysholm knee scoring scale revealed expected correlations and construct validity. Item by item, symptoms and functional limitations were compared between diagnostic groups. High responsiveness was found three months after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for all subscales but Activities of Daily Living.
- Publication
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 1998, Vol 8, Issue 6, p439
- ISSN
0905-7188
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00465.x