MIGHT YOU HAVE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS?

MIGHT YOU HAVE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS?

What is this survey?

The full Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was developed over 20 years ago to assess patient pain, function in daily living sport and recreation, and knee-related quality of life.1 This condensed KOOS-12 was subsequently developed as a quicker assessment.

What will the survey do?

By answering 12 short questions about your knee, the website will automatically generate a score, which can be used as an indication of the level of osteoarthritis you may have.

Your answers are not stored, but you will be automatically emailed a PDF letter summarising your survey results on completion.

The result produced from the survey will be an indication of the level of knee osteoarthritis you may have and is based solely on the answers you provide. The results are not a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis and cannot be taken as such. We recommend that you visit a GP or other healthcare professional for a formal diagnosis, to rule out other potential conditions and to be prescribed an appropriate treatment plan.

As of March 2019, KOOS-12 measurement properties have been studied in US knee OA patients with end-stage disease who had total knee replacement. 2,3

It had not been studied yet in patients with early-stage OA or patients with ligamentous injuries. Due to the limits in the studies of KOOS-12, the scores produced by this survey are only suggestive of a level of osteoarthritis a patient may have and is based on the answers given.

If a patient has not been formally diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, it is recommended that the consult a GP or other healthcare professional for a formal diagnosis, to rule out other potential conditions and to be prescribed an appropriate treatment plan.

DonJoy Osteoarthritis Knee Braces are medical devices, and the use of DonJoy Osteoarthritis Knee Braces should always be done under the guidance of a healthcare professional.

KOOS Survey

INSTRUCTIONS: This survey asks for your views about your knee. Answer every question by marking 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.

Personal Information

The result of this survey will be sent via e-mail, including a letter for your specialist as an attachment pdf file.

Pain

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

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.

Quality of Life

References
  1. Roos EM, Roos HP, Lohmander LS, Ekdahl C, Beynnon BD. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)--development of a self-administered outcome measure. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998 Aug;28(2):88-96. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1998.28.2.88. PMID: 9699158.
  2. Gandek B, Roos EM, Franklin PD, Ware JE Jr. A 12-item short form of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS-12): tests of reliability, validity and responsiveness. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 May;27(5):762-770. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Feb 1. PMID: 30716536.
  3. http://www.koos.nu