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The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): from joint injury to osteoarthritis

Authors: Ewa M Roos, L Stefan Lohmander

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2003

Abstract

The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was developed as an extension of the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index with the purpose of evaluating short-term and long-term symptoms and function in subjects with knee injury and osteoarthritis. The KOOS holds five separately scored subscales: Pain, other Symptoms, Function in daily living (ADL), Function in Sport and Recreation (Sport/Rec), and knee-related Quality of Life (QOL). The KOOS has been validated for several orthopaedic interventions such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscectomy and total knee replacement. In addition the instrument has been used to evaluate physical therapy, nutritional supplementation and glucosamine supplementation. The effect size is generally largest for the subscale QOL followed by the subscale Pain. The KOOS is a valid, reliable and responsive self-administered instrument that can be used for short-term and long-term follow-up of several types of knee injury including osteoarthritis. The measure is relatively new and further use of the instrument will add knowledge and suggest areas that need to be further explored and improved.

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Title: The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): from joint injury to osteoarthritis
Authors: Ewa M Roos
L Stefan Lohmander
Publication date: 01-12-2003
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-1-64

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