Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), English version LK1.

0 1

KOOS KNEE SURVEY

Today’s date: _____/______/______ Date of birth: _____/______/______

Name: ____________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: This survey asks for your view about your knee. This
information will help us keep track of how you feel about your knee and how
well you are able to perform your usual activities.
Answer every question by ticking the appropriate box, only one box for each
question. If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the
best answer you can.

Symptoms
These questions should be answered thinking of your knee symptoms during
the last week.

S1. Do you have swelling in your knee?

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

S2. Do you feel grinding, hear clicking or any other type of noise when your knee
moves?
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

S3. Does your knee catch or hang up when moving?

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

S4. Can you straighten your knee fully?

Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

S5. Can you bend your knee fully?

Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Stiffness
The following questions concern the amount of joint stiffness you have
experienced during the last week in your knee. 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?
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

S7. How severe is your knee stiffness after sitting, lying or resting later in the day?
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), English version LK1.0 2

Pain
P1. How often do you experience knee pain?
Never Monthly Weekly Daily Always
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

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

P2. Twisting/pivoting on your knee

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P3. Straightening knee fully

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P4. Bending knee fully

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P5. Walking on flat surface

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P6. Going up or down stairs

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P7. At night while in bed

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P8. Sitting or lying

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

P9. Standing upright

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Function, daily living

The following questions concern your physical function. By this we mean your
ability to move around and to look after yourself. For each of the following
activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the
last week due to your knee.

A1. Descending stairs

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A2. Ascending stairs

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), English version LK1.0 3

For each of the following activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you
have experienced in the last week due to your knee.

A3. Rising from sitting

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A4. Standing
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A5. Bending to floor/pick up an object

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A6. Walking on flat surface

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A7. Getting in/out of car

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A8. Going shopping

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A9. Putting on socks/stockings

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A10. Rising from bed

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A11. Taking off socks/stockings

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
A12. Lying in bed (turning over, maintaining knee position)
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A13. Getting in/out of bath

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A14. Sitting
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A15. Getting on/off toilet

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), English version LK1.0 4

For each of the following activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you
have experienced in the last week due to your knee.

A16. Heavy domestic duties (moving heavy boxes, scrubbing floors, etc)
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

A17. Light domestic duties (cooking, dusting, etc)

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Function, sports and recreational activities

The following questions concern your physical function when being active on a
higher level. The questions should be answered thinking of what degree of
difficulty you have experienced during the last week due to your knee.
SP1. Squatting
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

SP2. Running
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

SP3. Jumping
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

SP4. Twisting/pivoting on your injured knee

None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

SP5. Kneeling
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Quality of Life
Q1. How often are you aware of your knee problem?
Never Monthly Weekly Daily Constantly
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Q2. Have you modified your life style to avoid potentially damaging activities
to your knee?
Not at all Mildly Moderately Severely Totally
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Q3. How much are you troubled with lack of confidence in your knee?
Not at all Mildly Moderately Severely Extremely
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Q4. In general, how much difficulty do you have with your knee?
None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡

Thank you very much for completing all the questions in this questionnaire.