A tool adapted from the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement, developed by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)1.

This online assessment helps you better understand your knee health and provides you with a personalized report to discuss with your doctor.

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Stiffness

The following question concerns 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 of which you move your knee joint.

1. How severe is your knee stiffness after first wakening in the morning?

Pain

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

2. Twisting/pivoting on your knee?

3. Straightening knee fully

4. Going up or down stairs

5. Standing upright

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.

6. Rising from sitting

7. Bending to floor/pick up an object

Sources:

1. Lyman S, Lee Y-Y, Franklin PD, Li W, Cross MB, Padgett DE. Validation of the KOOS, JR: A Short-form Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Survey. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®. 2016/06/01 2016;474(6):1461-1471. doi:10.1007/s11999-016-4719-1