Table 2.

Descriptions of the Lysholm knee score and the original knee function score

Lysholm knee score		Original knee-function score
Description	Score	Description	Score
Limp		Knee motion pain
None	5	No motion pain	50
Slight or periodic	3	Mild motion pain (rare, relieved)	35
Severe and constant	0	Moderate motion pain (frequent, limiting)	20
Support		Severe motion pain (constant, not relieved)	0
None	5	Rest knee pain
Stick or crutch needed	2	No rest pain	25
Weight-bearing impossible	0	Mild rest pain (rare, relieved)	15
Locking		Moderate or severe rest pain (frequent or constant)	0
None	15	Range of knee motion
None, but catching sensation present	10	No loss of motion	25
Occasional	6	Mild loss of motion (total are ≥90°)	16
Frequent	2	Moderate loss of motion (total are <90°)	8
At examination	0	Ankylosis	0
Stairs		Total	100
No problem	10
Slight problem	6
One step at a time	2
Impossible	0
Instability
Never	25
Rarely during athletic activities	20
Frequently during athletic activities	15
Occasionally during daily activities	10
Often during daily activities	5
Every step	0
Pain
None	25
Inconstant and slight during strenuous activities	20
Marked during or after walking more than 2 km	10
Marked during or after walking less than 2 km	5
Constant	0
Swelling
None	10
After strenuous activities	5
After ordinary activities	2
Constant	0
Squatting
No problem	5
Slight problem	4
Not beyond 90° of knee flexion	2
Impossible	0
Total	100