The Oxford-12 Item Knee Score is a recently developed and validated patient-completed
outcome measure designed specifically for use with knee arthroplasty in the United …

Purpose To compare the following subjective scoring instruments: the Knee Society
Function (KS-F) Score and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) in patients …

Background Many patients report postoperative pain, limited improvement in physical
function and poor quality of life (QOL) after knee replacement surgery. Our study uses …

Background Evaluation of variations in pre-and postoperative patient reported outcomes
(PRO) and the association between preoperative patient characteristics and health and …

Purpose To study the psychometric properties, including reliability, validity and
responsiveness, of the Spanish EQ-5D-5L questionnaire for patients with hip or knee …

Background: The aim of this study was to validate the Knee Society Clinical Rating System
(knee and function scores) and to compare its responsiveness with that of the Western …

Background: Patient-derived outcome scales have become increasingly important to
physicians and clinical researchers for measuring improvement in function after surgery. The …

Objectives To compare the responsiveness of the Knee Society (KS) Clinical Rating System,
the general health status measure Short Form 36 (SF-36), and both the raw and Rasch …

Background The self-perceived health status of patients undergoing total hip and knee
arthroplasty (THA and TKA) might differ post-operatively due to gender, age, or …

Background To analyze evolution and factors related with greater gains in Health Related
Quality of Life (HRQOL) and with a greater probability of exceed their corresponding minimal …