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. 2021 Mar 18;10(3):203–217. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.103.BJR-2020-0268.R1

Table II.

Overall qualitative rating and quality of evidence for measurement properties of each instrument.

Instrument Subscales Content validity Structural validity Internal consistency Cross-cultural validity Measurement invariance
Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence
AAOS Hip and Knee ± Very low ? Low
AKPS + Very low ? Low
ASAP ± Very low ? Low
COMI-knee + Very low
FJS + Moderate + High + High
HAAS + Moderate ? Moderate
HFKS + Very low
ICOAP Constant pain + Very low ? Moderate
Intermittent pain + Very low ? Moderate
KOOS Pain + Moderate + High + High
Function, daily living + Moderate + High + High
Function, sports and recreational activities + Moderate + High + High
Quality of life + Moderate + High + High
Symptoms + Moderate ? Moderate
KOOS, JR + Very low ? Low
KOOS-PS + Low + Moderate + High
KOOS-12 + Very low + Moderate + High + Low
KOS-ADLS + Very low ? Low
KPQ + Very low
KSPQ + Very low
KSS (2011) + Very low ? Moderate ? Moderate + Low
KSS-A + Very low ? Low
KSS short form + Very low ± Moderate ? Moderate
LEAS + Very low
LEFS + Very low + Low + Moderate
Lequesne + Very low ? Very low
Lysholm ? ? Very low
MFJS + Very low ? Low
OA-CAT ? + Moderate + Moderate
OAKHQOL + Moderate
OKS + Moderate + High + High
OKS-APQ + Very low + Low + Moderate + Very low
PAQ-knee + Very low ? Low
PKIP + Moderate + High + High
Tegner ± Very low
UCLA + Very low
WOMAC Pain, and Function + Very low + Low + High
Stiffness + Very low ? Moderate
WOMAC-TKR + Very low + Low + Moderate
WORQ + Moderate ? Low
Instrument Subscales Reliability Measurement error Criterion validity Construct validity Responsiveness
Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence Overall rating Quality of evidence
AAOS Hip and Knee + Moderate ? Very low
AKPS + Moderate
ASAP + Low
COMI-knee + Very low ? Very low + Moderate + Moderate
FJS + High Low + High ? Low
HAAS + Low ? Low + Moderate
HFKS + Very low + Very low
ICOAP Constant pain ± Moderate Very low + High + Very low
Intermittent pain Moderate Very low + High + Very low
KOOS Pain + Moderate + Low ± High + Very low
Function, daily living + Moderate + Very low + High + Very low
Function, sports and recreational activities ± Moderate Moderate + High + Very low
Quality of life + Moderate Very low + High + Very low
Symptoms + Moderate Low + High + Very low
KOOS, JR + Very low + Very low + Moderate + High
KOOS-PS ± Moderate + High ? Low
KOOS-12 + Very low + Moderate ? Very low
KOS-ADLS + Low ? Low + High + High
KPQ Very low
KSPQ + Moderate
KSS (2011) + High + Moderate + Low
KSS-A + Moderate ? Very low
KSS short form + Very low + Moderate ? Very low
LEAS + Very low Moderate Moderate
LEFS + Very low + Moderate ? Very low
Lequesne Low ? Very low
Lysholm + Very low ? Very low + Very low
MFJS + Very low + Moderate
OA-CAT ? Very low
OAKHQOL Low Low ? Low
OKS + High + Moderate + High ± High
OKS-APQ + Very low + Low ? Very low
PAQ-knee + Low + Low + Low
PKIP + Very low + Moderate + Moderate
Tegner + Very low ? Very low + Moderate
UCLA + Low ? Very low + Moderate ? Low
WOMAC Pain, and Function + High + Low + Moderate + Low
Stiffness + High Low + Moderate + Low
WOMAC-TKR + Very low ? Very low
WORQ + Moderate + Moderate + Moderate ? Very low
+,

sufficient; –, insufficient; ±, inconsistent; ?, indeterminate; AAOS Hip and Knee, AAOS Hip and Knee Core Scale; AKPS, Anterior Knee Pain Scale; ASAP, Activity Scale for Arthroplasty Patients; COMI-knee, Core Outcome Measures Index knee; FJS, Forgotten Joint Score; HAAS, High-Activity Arthroplasty Score; HFKS, High-Flexion Knee Score; ICOAP, Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain; KOOS, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KOOS, JR, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Joint Arthroplasty; KOOS-PS, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Physical function Short form; KOOS-12, 12-item short forms Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome; KOS-ADLS, Activities of Daily Living Scale of the Knee Outcome Survey; KPQ, Knee Pain Questionnaire; KSPQ, Knee Surgery Perception Questionnaire; KSS (2011), 2011 Knee Society Scoring System; KSS-A, Adjusted 2011 Knee Society Scoring System; KSS short form, Knee Society Scoring System short form; LEAS, Lower-Extremity Activity Scale; LEFS, Lower Limb Functional Scale; Lequesne, Lequesne Algofunctional Index for the Knee; Lysholm, Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale; MFJS, Modified Forgotten Joint Score; OA-CAT, Computer-Adaptive Test for Hip and Knee OA; OAKHQOL, OsteoArthritis of Knee and Hip Quality of Life Scale; OKS, Oxford Knee Score; OKS-APQ, Oxford Knee Score–Activity and Participation Questionnaire; PAQ-knee, Patient Administered Questionnaires Knee; PKIP, Patient’s Knee Implant Performance; Tegner, Tegner Activity Scale; UCLA, University of California Los Angeles activity score; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; WOMAC-TKR, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index-Total Knee Replacement function short form; WORQ, Work, Osteoarthritis or joint-Replacement Questionnaire.