PLEASE NOTE:
The Knee Society rating system (KSS) was first published in CORR in 1989 and
has become the standard clinical evaluation system for reporting results
for patients undergoing Total Knee Replacement. The KSS Task Force, composed
of Gil Scuderi, MD-Chair; Jim Benjamin, MD; Jess
Lonner, MD; Bob Bourne, MD and Norm Scott, MD, completed
the objective score in 2007, and currently the functional score is in development
with the assistance of Dr. Phil Noble and Dr. Robert Bourne. Following their
data analysis, the Task Force plans to have an objective and functional score
that is validated and compatible with the prior version of the Knee Society Knee
Score. The projected completion date is to be announced.
ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES:
The International Cartilage Repair Society is offering a fee-based “SOCRATES” software program that will calculate KSS scores. See details
at:
http://www.cartilage.org/index.php?pid=28
Online IKDC Scoring Worksheet
Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Injury and Arthritis Survey (SMFA)
Outcomes Tools
The Knee Society recognizes the important role of evidence based practice. The Society provides several tools to allow both clinicians and researchers to evaluate and document the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical interventions for conditions of the knee.
The Knee Society welcomes your professional comments and suggestions on this work in progress.
Web Resources:
Rationale of The Knee Society Clinical Rating System
This article originally appeared in Clinical Orthopaedics 1989 Nov;(248):13-14. PMID: 2805470. It provides a discussion of why and how the rating system was developed.
(Used with permission by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.)
The Knee Society Total Knee Arthroplasty Roentgenographic Evaluation and Scoring System
This article originally appeared in Clinical Orthopaedics. 1989 Nov;(248):9-12. PMID: 2805502. It provides a discussion on the development of the Knee Society system for the objective evaluation of postoperative artificial knee replacement x-rays.
(Used with permission by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.)
Instructions for Using the Knee Society Radiographic Evaluation Form
This web page and accompanying document provides detailed instructions on how to use the Knee Society Roentenographic Evaluation and Scoring System.
Outcomes Instruments:
For more information on other outcomes instruments for use in orthopaedic surgery, this web page provides a set of links to pertinent instruments available on the Internet.
Downloadable Tools:
Radiological Evaluation Form (.pdf)
This form originally appeared in Clinical Orthopaedics. 1989 Nov;(248):9-12. PMID: 2805502. It provides an example of the form suggested by the Knee Society for the evaluation of postoperative artificial knee replacement x-rays.
(Used with permission by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.)
Related Resources:
For more information on the current state of outcomes determination in general in orthopaedic surgery, this web page provides a set of links to pertinent information available on the Internet.
This feature was developed by the
Knee Society Research Committee
in cooperation with:
Medical Multimedia
Group
Funding is provided by the
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation