KNEE INJURY RATING SCALE

Knee Injury Rating Scale

Abstract

Knee is the main weight-bearing synovial joint trailed below the thigh and on the shin bone in the leg. It is important to understand the anatomy of the knee, including the major muscles, ligaments, cartilage, bone, nerves and blood vessels that surround and encapsulate the knee joint. Basic knowledge of anatomy of the knee helps to explain why the knee injury.

Knee joint internal disturbances are uncountable, presenting variable consequences for an individual's function and quality of life. The increasing search for physical activities associated to a complex and so vulnerable anatomy of knee joint led to an increase of the number of ligament injuries on this joint, especially on anterior cruciate ligament.

Joint instability is reported by patients complaining about missing steps and lack of confidence upon certain movements.

Chronic anterior instability evolves with a large incidence of X-ray degenerative changes, as well as meniscal and chondral injuries. Current trend for patients intending to resume sports practice is the indication of knee ligament reconstruction.

Knee surgery advancement has been assessed by means of the development of new surgical techniques, new instruments, as well as of surgeons' specialization. Previously, empirical assessments were made for checking the effectiveness of an established treatment. Many times, those assessments provided wrong conclusions regarding the evolution and quality of the employed techniques. The complexity of knee joint and the number of criteria for evaluating its function and symptoms make measurements and quantification of employed treatments difficult.

Knee Injury Rating Scale

Introduction

This paper presents a critical assessment and comparison of three scoring and rating scales to measure the results obtained after successful completion of surgery of the knee or hip replacement. Three of the scale, which will be discussed in this paper called the Lysholm scoring scale, the international knee documentation of the Committee (IKDC) Sbjective Kee form, and the final One is a knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).

During the past 30 years, the unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has undergone growing pains with various implant designs, refining indications, and improving surgical techniques and instrumentation. Today, studies show survivorship results comparable to the tricompartmental total knee arthroplasty and a renewed interest has emerged. Even though the unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is recommended for only a select 10-15% who have osteoarthntis of the knee, it has many advantages over the total knee arthroplasty.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly one-third of people over the age of 65. Also known as degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis is characterized by joint pain and mild inflammation due to deterioration of the articular cartilage that normally cushions joints. Joint pain is gradual in onset, occurring after prolonged activity, and is typically deep and achy in nature. One or multiple joints may be affected, predominantly involving the knee, hips, spine, and fingers (Nicholas, Sgaglione, Wilson, Fox, Friedman, 1995).

Lysholm Scale Score for Knee Ligaments

Jack Lysholm has recognized the need to assess rotational instability and comparative values pre- and postoperatively. He developed a scale of 100 score points based on subjective, objective ...