1 Before you use it
What it is
Metadata only. Twelve items on knee pain and function over the past four weeks, developed for total knee replacement and widely used beyond it.
When to reach for it
When it appears in arthroplasty correspondence. For your own baseline use KOOS-12.
Patterns it serves · 1
2 Giving it
Scoring
Twelve items, 0–4, totalling 0–48. Higher is better in the current scoring; an older 12–60 reversed convention exists.
What it doesn’t measure
Sport, instability, or activity level.
3 Reading the score
Interpreting it
Is the change real?
Student trap. Mixing the two scoring conventions across a patient's records.
Licensed through innovation.ox.ac.uk. We don't host the form.
Use instead: KOOS — same construct, no licence.
This is a learning tool. It does not diagnose patients and does not replace your clinical educator.
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CliniStudy is in beta. One tap is enough — it decides what gets fixed first.