Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Survey

  • Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Survey

  • Date*
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  • Affected Knee:

  • This survey asks for your opinion about your knee and helps us understand how well you are able to complete your usual activities. Answer each question by ticking the appropriate box (only one box for each question). If you are uncertain about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can.

  • Symptoms

    Answer these questions thinking of your knee symptoms during the last week.

  • S1. Do you have swelling in your knee?*
  • S2. Do you feel grinding, hear clicking, or any other type of noise when your knee moves?*
  • S3. Does your knee catch or hang up when moving?*
  • S4. Can you straighten your knee fully?*
  • S5. Can you bend your knee fully?*

  • Stiffness is a sensation of restriction or slowness in the ease with which you move your knee joint.

  • S6. How severe is your knee joint stiffness after first wakening in the morning?*
  • S7. How severe is your knee joint stiffness after sitting, lying, or resting later in the day?*
  • P1. How often do you experience knee pain?*

  • What amount of knee pain have you experienced the last week during the following activities?

  • P2. Twisting/pivoting on your knee*
  • P3. Straightening knee fully*
  • P4. Bending knee fully*
  • P5. Walking on flat surface*
  • P6. Going up or down stairs*
  • P7. At night while in bed*
  • P8. Sitting or lying*
  • P9. Standing upright*

  • Function, daily living

    This section describes your ability to move around and to look after yourself. For each of the following activites, please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the last week due to your knee. 

  • A1. Descending stairs*
  • A2. Ascending stairs*
  • A3. Rising from sitting*
  • A4. Standing*
  • A5. Bending to the floor/pick up an object*
  • A6. Walking on a flat surface*
  • A7. Getting in/out of car*
  • A8. Going shopping*
  • A9. Putting on socks/stockings*
  • A10. Rising from bed*
  • A11. Taking off socks/stockings*
  • A12. Lying in bed (turning over, maintaining hip position)*
  • A13. Getting in/out of bath*
  • A14. Sitting*
  • A15. Getting on/off toilet*
  • A16. Heavy domestic duties (moving heavy boxes, scrubbing floors, etc)*
  • A17. Light domestic duties (cooking, dusting, etc)*

  • Function, sports and recreational activities

    This section describes your ability to be active on a higher level. For each of the following activities, please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the last week due to your knee.

  • SP1. Squatting*
  • SP2. Running*
  • SP3. Jumping*
  • SP4. Twisting/pivoting on loaded knee*
  • SP5. Kneeling*

  • Quality of Life

  • Q1. How often are you aware of your knee problem?*
  • Q2. Have you modified your life style to avoid activities potentially damaging to your knee?*
  • Q3. How much are you troubled with lack of confidence in your knee?*
  • Q4. In general, how much difficulty do you have with your knee?*

  • Understanding results

    Each subscale will get a score of 0 to 100, with 0 indicating extreme symptoms and 100 indicating no symptoms.

  • Should be Empty: