Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

Do you have swelling in your knee?

Do you feel grinding, hear clicking or any other noise when your knee moves?

Does your knee catch or lock when moving?

Can you straighten your knee fully?

Can you bend your knee fully?

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

How severe is your knee stiffness after sitting, lying or resting later in the day?

How often do you experience knee pain?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during twisting/pivoting on your knee?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during straightening your knee fully?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during bending your knee fully?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during walking on a flat surface?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during going up or down stairs?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced at night while in bed?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during sitting or lying?

What degree of knee pain have you experienced during standing upright?

What difficulty have you had descending stairs?

What difficulty have you had ascending stairs?

What difficulty have you had rising from sitting?

What difficulty have you had standing?

What difficulty have you had bending to floor/picking up an object?

What difficulty have you had walking on a flat surface?

What difficulty have you had getting in/out of a car?

What difficulty have you had going shopping?

What difficulty have you had putting on socks/stockings?

What difficulty have you had rising from bed?

What difficulty have you had taking off socks/stockings?

What difficulty have you had lying in bed (turning over, maintaining knee position)?

What difficulty have you had getting in/out of bath?

What difficulty have you had sitting?

What difficulty have you had getting on/off toilet?

What difficulty have you had with heavy domestic duties (shoveling, scrubbing floors, etc.)?

What difficulty have you had with light domestic duties (cooking, dusting, etc.)?

What difficulty have you had squatting?

What difficulty have you had running?

What difficulty have you had jumping?

What difficulty have you had twisting/pivoting on your injured knee?

What difficulty have you had kneeling?

How often are you aware of your knee problem?

Have you modified your lifestyle to avoid potentially damaging activities to your knee?

How much are you troubled with lack of confidence in your knee?

In general, how much difficulty do you have with your knee?