Knee Function Assessment in Patients With Meniscus Injury

Naimark, Micah; Kegel, Gary; O’Donnell, Thomas; Lavigne, Stephanie A.; Heveran, Chelsea M.; Crawford, Dennis C.

doi:10.1177/2325967114550987

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“…[ 31 ] According to the FIQ score, the severity of FM was “moderate”: between 39 and 59. [ 32 ] The use of handrails was not controlled in the present study, although most previous studies provided directions about their use; [ 18 , 33 ] however, handrails do not appear to affect test performance times. [ 15 , 34 ] Thus, participants were instructed to climb 10 steps “as fast and safely as they could” and were allowed to use the handrails if required for safety reasons.…”

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Stair negotiation in women with fibromyalgia

Collado-Mateo

Domínguez‐Muñoz²,

Olivares³

et al. 2017

Medicine

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Walking up and down stairs is a common and important activity of daily living. Women with fibromyalgia often show a reduced ability to perform this task.The objective of this study was to evaluate the test–retest reliability of stair negotiation tasks and to assess the impact of fibromyalgia symptoms on the ability to negotiate stairs.Forty-two women with fibromyalgia participated in this descriptive correlational study. The relevance of the stair negotiation (both walking up and down) was evaluated by assessing its association with the revised version of the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ-R) and other health-related variables. Test–retest reliability was also analyzed. The main outcome measures were time spent walking up and down stairs and impact of fibromyalgia, quality of life, number of falls, weight, and lower limb strength and endurance.The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for stair descent was 0.929 whereas that for ascent was 0.972. The score in these tests correlated significantly with the total score for the FIQ-R and the score for many of dimensions and symptoms: that is, physical function, overall impact of fibromyalgia, pain, energy, stiffness, restorative sleep, tenderness, self-perceived balance problems, and sensitivity.Given the importance of the stair negotiation as activity of daily living and the high reliability, both stair ascent and descent tasks may be useful as outcome measures in studies on patients with fibromyalgia.

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Stair negotiation in women with fibromyalgia

Collado-Mateo

Domínguez‐Muñoz²,

Olivares³

et al. 2017

Medicine

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“…In terms of subjective outcome after ACLR and meniscus pathology, the Sports and recreation and Quality of Life subscales are reported to be of greatest importance [26].…”

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Failed meniscal repair increases the risk for osteoarthritis and poor knee function at an average of 9 years follow-up

Rönnblad

Barenius

Stålman

et al. 2021

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of meniscal repair on OA in the knee joint and patient-related outcomes. Methods Three-hundred and sixteen meniscal repairs performed between 1999 and 2011 were analysed. Patient-related outcome measures were assessed through mailed questionnaires including KOOS, Lysholm score and Tegner activity level. Patients answering the questionnaires were encouraged to perform a radiographic evaluation with Rosenberg views, assessed according to Kellgren–Lawrence (KL) classification. The primary endpoint was to determine the effect of meniscal repair on the development of radiographic OA defined as a KL grade 2 or more. Results Mean follow-up time was 9.3 years (SD 3.6), 162 (51%) patients answered the questionnaires, and 86 patients completed the X-ray. The odds ratio for OA with a failed meniscus repair was 5.1 (p = 0.007) adjusted for gender and age at time of follow-up. KOOS showed a clinically important difference in the sport and recreation subscale (p = 0.041). Conclusions There was an increased risk for OA in the affected compartment with a failed meniscus fixation. This supports the fact that the meniscus is an important protector of the cartilage in the knee. The meniscus injury affects the long-term health-related quality of life according to KOOS and in light of this study we recommend repair of a torn meniscus whenever possible. Level of evidence III.

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“… 11 , 20 Knee disorders can affect overall performance in sports. 18 , 19 Clinically, a valid assessment scale that directly measures how patients perceive their own knee function may be useful in tracing progression rather than relying on physiological or laboratory examinations. 5 Various validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of knee function are available 4 , 17 ; however, general knee function scoring systems may not adequately address sports knee disorders.…”

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Arabic Translation of the Knee Outcome Survey–Sports Activities Scale With Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation

Alrabai,

Algarni,

Alshehri

et al. 2023

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: There are few sports-specific knee functional scales in the Arabic language. The Knee Outcome Survey–Sports Activities Scale (KOS-SAS) is a validated sports-specific patient-reported outcome measure that assesses knee function in an athletic population. Purpose: To provide a validated Arabic version of the KOS-SAS (KOS-SAS-Ar) while achieving cross-cultural adaptation for use in an Arabic-speaking population with sports-related knee disorders. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2. Methods: There were 2 independent translators who conducted a forward translation of the KOS-SAS, followed by a backward translation by different translators. Subsequently, researchers and expert invitees judged the conceptual content and cultural adaptations of the final translation. A total of 276 patients completed the KOS-SAS-Ar as well as the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective assessment of knee function and a visual analog scale (VAS) for pain. Statistical analysis was performed for test-retest reliability, convergent validity, construct validity, and factor analysis. Results: The test-retest reliability of the KOS-SAS-Ar was high ( r = 0.9). The items of the KOS-SAS-Ar had statistically significant internal consistency, with a Cronbach alpha of .924 ( P < .0001). The KOS-SAS-Ar Symptoms subscore correlated with the VAS pain score ( P < .0001), and the KOS-SAS-Ar Functional Limitations subscore correlated with the IKDC subjective score ( P < .0001). The construct validity of the KOS-SAS-Ar was satisfactory (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value = 0.868; Bartlett test: P < .0001). Factor analysis showed a statistical correlation among the 11 items of the KOS-SAS-Ar. Conclusion: The KOS-SAS-Ar demonstrated favorable reliability and validity, and it appears to be a suitable tool for Arabic-speaking patients with sports-related knee conditions.

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Knee Function Assessment in Patients With Meniscus Injury

Cited by 10 publications

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Stair negotiation in women with fibromyalgia

Stair negotiation in women with fibromyalgia

Failed meniscal repair increases the risk for osteoarthritis and poor knee function at an average of 9 years follow-up

Arabic Translation of the Knee Outcome Survey–Sports Activities Scale With Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation

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