See your family physician for an assessment and xray. It is short, reproducible, valid and sensitive to clinically important changes. The oxford knee score 1 oks was a natural followon from the oxford hip score 2 and the oxford shoulder score 3. The oxford knee score oks is a 12item patientreported pro specifically designed and developed to assess function and pain after total. Oxford knee score please complete this form by answering the following questions, or go to this web address and fill it out online, print a copy to bring with you for your appointment. Stiffness is a sensation of restriction or slowness in the ease with which you move your knee joint. Oxford knee score oks english version for the united kingdom. The aks score is completed by the healthcare personnel after a patient interview and physical examination. Since then, its scope has broadened to include use in other joint disorders and in surgical treatment, not limited to arthroplasty1. Oxford knee score english for the united kingdom 3 3 7. It is highly likely that you may well require some form of surgical intervention, contact your family physician for a.
Until oxford knee replacement came along, most orthopedists in the united states did not do partial knee replacement because of the high failure rate of earlier implants. Ikram nizam is a key leading melbourne orthopaedic surgeon specializing in anterior hip replacement, bikini hip replacement, patient specific knee replacements, robotic knee replacements, hip arthroscopy, sports the injuries of hip and knee. The oxford hip, knee, shoulder, shoulder instability and elbow scores. Oxford hip and knee scores as selection criteria for orthopaedic surgery. The oxford knee score is a wellregarded pro measure, proven to be valid and sensitive to clinically important changes over time, specifically in patients. How would you describe the pain you usually have in your knee. Evaluation of the new questionnaire forgotten joint score. Ucla shoulder score patientreported outcome measure.
High activity arthroplasty score has a lower ceiling effect than standard scores after knee arthroplasty. Oxford partial knee replacement oxford unicompartmental. The oxford knee score oks is a validated instrument that is widely used to assess outcomes of knee osteoarthritis surgery. Translation, crosscultural adaptation and validation of the danish version of the oxford hip score. The oxford knee score was created to help patients asses pain and function of their knee based on clinical information. Patientreported outcomes measurement oxford scores. It has two components, a knee score and a function score, each of which is scored from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating better knee condition. It is a 12 item questionnaire for patients having total knee replacement and was developed from patient interview and validated against two generic health scales, the sf36 4 and health assessment questionnaire haq 5.
A second questionnaire, for the left side, will follow. How would you describe the pain you usually have from your knee. O problems with your knee during the past 4 weeks 9tick one box for every question 1 during. Oxford knee score oks oxford knee score was originally devised with a scoring system designed to be as simple as possible. Consider seeing your family physician for an assessment and possible xray. A patientreported outcome instrument which contains 12 questions on activities of daily living that assess function and residual pain in patients undergoing total knee replacement tkr arthroplasty. Crosscultural adaptation and validation of singapore english and chinese version of the oxford knee score oks in knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing total knee replacement. The oxford knee score is designed to assess function and pain in your knee. You may benefit from nonsurgical treatment, such as exercise, weight loss, and or antiinflammatory medication.
Pdf arabic translation and validation of three knee. For each situation, please enter the amount of pain you have experienced in the past 48 hours. To present estimates of clinically meaningful or minimal important changes for the oxford hip score ohs and the oxford knee score oks after joint replacement surgery. Prior to completing the questionnaire please complete the following. Questionnaire on the perceptions of patients about total knee replacement surgery. Originally, each item was scored 15 5 worstmost severe problems, with all item scores summed to produce scale 1260. If you have been advised by the surgery to submit an oxford knee score please use this form.
Participants 4 patients undergoing nonoperative management for knee oa. Translation and validation of the 12item oxford knee. The oxford unicompartmental knee system the oxford knee is the evolution of the original meniscal arthroplasty, which was. Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score koos always al. Objectives to assess the validity of the oxford knee score oks for use in patients undergoing nonoperative management for their knee osteoarthritis oa within the national health service nhs.
The oxford knee score oks is a patientreported outcome measure prom developed in 1996 to specifically evaluate total knee replacement outcomes. Lysholm knee scoring scale this questionnaire is designed to give your physical therapist information as to how your knee problems have affected your ability to manage in everyday life please answer every section and mark only the one box which best applies to you at this moment. Department of public health, university of oxford, old road campus, oxford ox3 7lf, uk. Oxford knee score oks english version for the united kingdom prior to completing the questionnaire please complete the following. Oxford shoulder score oss english version for the united kingdom. New scoring system for the oxford knee score when the oxford knee score was originally devised, the scoring system was designed to be as simple as possible, in order to encourage its use. The oxford knee score oks is a patient reported outcome questionnaire that was developed to specifically assess the patients perspective of outcome following total knee arthroplasty. The 12item oxford knee score osteoarthritis and cartilage. Many orthopedists today still do not recommend partial knee replacement for their patients because they are not familiar with oxford or qualified to do it. Of these, only abstracts dealing with knee injuries were selected, i. Oxford hip score and oxford knee score, 201011 data published november 2012 special topic.
Oxford knee score kennet and avon medical partnership. Entirely confidential, no personal details required. Well ask you a few questions to get an idea of how long your knee pain has persisted, how its impacting your life, and. Complications after surgery, 201011 data published may 20 special topic. Assessed against generic and diseasespecific questionnaires. You will have the option to send your results to your gp at the end. Introduction in recent years, outcome assessment in orthopaedic surgery has increasingly focused on patient selfreport questionnaires1. Oxford scores as a triage tool for lower limb arthroplasty lead to. Extending the use of proms in the nhsusing the oxford. The hypothesis of this study is that the oks can be easily and accurately completed by. Ohs originally used a scoring system ranging between 15 worstbest 7. The oxford knee score oks was developed in 1998 and validated to measure pain and function after total knee replacement. Oxford knee score, selfreport questionnaires, total knee arthroplasty, osteoarthritis, translation and validation, clinical assessment, outcome.
The oxford knee score quiz is a quick questionnaire you can fill out online to see if youre a good candidate for knee replacement surgery. Extending the use of proms in the nhsusing the oxford knee score in patients undergoing nonoperative management for knee osteoarthritis. Hypothesis the relevance of the oks comprehension and relevance of the items and responses, and internal and external validity and its discriminating performance measured based on the ceiling and floor threshold effects are better before than after knee replacement surgery. Free access to the major international journal orthopaedic scores. The oxford knee score oks consists of 12 questionnaire items with 5 ordinal response options each. Oxford knee score definition of oxford knee score by. Aprof nigel hope oxford knee score 22 tick your answer in this column 7 could you kneel down and get up again afterwards. Oxford knee score department of public health, university of oxford, old road campus, oxford ox3 7lf, uk. We audited the outcome of total knee arthroplasty at our unit using the oxford knee score. Short form 1 sex male female 5 surgically treated knee left right enter dates as. Oxford unicompartmental knee manual of the surgical. Symptoms these questions should be answered thinking of your knee symptoms during the last week. It continues to offer the advantage of a large area of contact throughout the entire range of movement, which assures minimal polyethylene wear 2,3. Oxford hip score oxford hip score ohs, developed in 1996 7, is a patientcentred, 12 itemquestionnaire with questions concerning pain and physical ability in the patient experienced during the past four weeks 8.
This typeform is privateonly the person who created it can access it. Study design and setting secondary data analysis of the nhs patientreported outcome measures data set that included 82,415 patients listed for hip replacement surgery and. The oxford knee score has been validated as a clinical tool but has yet to be accepted in the decisionmaking process regarding the need for, or appropriateness of, total knee replacement. Oxford knee score oks oxford university innovation. The oxford knee score oks the oxford knee score oks is a 12item patientreported pro specifically designed and developed to assess function and pain after total knee replacement tkr surgery arthroplasty. Score 0 to 19 may indicate severe knee arthritis requiring surgical intervention. Scoring system for the oxford knee score oxford university. Questionnaire on the perceptions of patients about total knee replacement. The oxford knee score is a selfcompleted patient based outcome score. The oxford knee score before and after knee replacement 411 figure 1 oxford knee score oks in the preoperative and postoperative groups. The oks was designed, developed and validated by workers in public health and at the university of oxford.
1069 134 244 896 1052 895 1502 891 1469 332 1006 430 1026 1366 127 527 48 864 876 233 555 1065 1434 479 691 1100 46 1381 586 204 343 1496 669 1132 89 1174 1470 210