Knee scores.
Recognised questionnaires used to track a knee over time. Pick one, answer every question, then print or copy the result. Nothing is stored or sent.
Function · 0–100
Lysholm Knee Score
Ligament and sports knee. Eight items, 0–100. Higher is better.
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Limp
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Support
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Locking
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Instability
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Pain
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Swelling
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Stair climbing
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Squatting
Lysholm & Gillquist, Am J Sports Med 1982. Bands in common clinical use: 95–100 excellent, 84–94 good, 65–83 fair, below 65 poor.
Activity · 0–10
Tegner Activity Scale
Highest activity now. 0–10. This is an activity level, not a symptom score.
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Current activity level
Tegner & Lysholm, Clin Orthop Relat Res 1985.
Activity · 0–16
Marx Activity Rating Scale
How often you did these in your healthiest state over the past year. 0–16. Higher means more exposure, not a healthier knee.
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Running — while playing a sport, or jogging
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Cutting — changing direction while running
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Decelerating — coming to a quick stop while running
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Pivoting — turning the body with the foot planted (skiing, kicking, throwing, hitting a ball)
Marx et al., Am J Sports Med 2001.