Lysholm knee score
The Lysholm Knee Score was founded by Lysholm, Gillqui in 1982. the reliability, validity and sensitivity of the Lysholm scorede have been confirmed by the international literature. Of these, reliability refers to the reproducibility of the assessment, validity refers to the correctness of the assessment content, criteria and assessment preparation, and sensitivity refers to the degree of change in the assessment results over time and treatment.
The Lysholm knee scoring system consists of eight questions on a scale of 0 to 100.
Lysholm Knee Score
Indicator
Score
1. Pain (25 points)
No pain in the knee joint
Intermittent pain with vigorous knee force
Significant pain in the knee joint with vigorous force
Significant pain in the knee joint after walking more than 2km
Significant knee pain after walking less than 2km
Continuous pain in the knee joint
2. Instability (25 points)
No loss of control of the knee joint
The knee joint is rarely out of control during exercise or strenuous force
Frequent loss of control of the knee joint during exercise or strenuous force
Occasional loss of knee control during daily activities
Frequent loss of knee control during daily activities
Loss of control of the knee joint with every step
3. Sense of atresia (15 points)
The knee joint does not feel locked up or bound up
The knee joint has a constant feeling of locking, but there is no sense of locking
Occasional occlusion of the knee joint
The knee joint is often locked
No movement of the knee joint
4. Degree of swelling (10 points)
The knee joint is never swollen
Knee joint swells when strenuous force is exerted
The knee joint swells when normal force is exerted
Knee swells frequently
25
20
15
10
5
0
25
20
15
10
5
0
15
10
6
2
0
10
6
2
0
Indicator
Score
5.
Lameness (5 points)
No limp
Slight lameness or periodic lameness
With severe and frequent lameness
6.
Stair climbing (10 points)
No difficulty in climbing stairs because of knee problems
Mild difficulty in climbing stairs because of knee joint
Climbing stairs only one step at a time because of the knee joint
Can’t climb stairs at all because of knee joint
7.
Squatting posture (5 points)
No problems with squatting
Mild difficulty in squatting because of the knee joint
Cannot squat more than 90 degrees
Because of the knee joint, squatting can not be completed at all
8.Use of support (5 points)
No need for any support
Need to use crutches or armpit cane
Because of the knee joint, supporting the body weight is not possible
5
3
0
10
6
2
0
5
4
2
0
5
2
0
Note: A score of 95 or more is excellent, 94-85 is good, 84-65 is fair, and less than 65 is poor.