SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
The measurement properties of the IKDC-subjective knee form.
Synthesis in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04519801 (Blood Flow Restriction Therapy for the Post-Operative Rehabilitation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Blood Flow Restriction Therapy for the Post-Operative Rehabilitation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Lateral Extra-Articular Procedures: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Blood flow restriction as an adjunct during mid-stage rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction: a randomized sham-controlled study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
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- Comparison of Results in ACL Reconstruction in Women under 30 Years Old at a Minimum of 2 Years' Follow-Up between a Bone-Tendon-Bone (BTB) Technique with the Patellar Tendon and a Hamstring Technique Combined with Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Is Dextrose Prolotherapy More Effective Than Steroids in the Treatment of Distal Semimembranous Tendinopathy?Cureus · 2024Article
- Male football players have better patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with females.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort treatment algorithm yields superior outcomes to usual care 9-12 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2024Article
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- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective knee form and the tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK) into Hebrew.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Evaluating Psychometric Properties of the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form in a Heterogeneous Sample of Post-Operative Patients.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- The Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies of Poor Knee Functions and Osteoarthritis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Narrative Review.Physical therapy research · 2023Review
- Cutoff Value for the Patient Acceptable Symptom State of the Thai IKDC Subjective Knee Form in Patients After Primary ACL Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- On-site Ultrasound Screens out Asymptomatic Knee Lesions in Elite Adolescent Male Basketball Players.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Passing return-to-sport criteria and landing biomechanics in young athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Rationale for a Parsimonious Measure of Subjective Knee Function Among Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Rasch Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2021Article
- Oval femoral tunnel technique is superior to the conventional round femoral tunnel technique using the hamstring tendon in anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the methodological quality of studies reporting on the measurement properties of the International Knee Documentation Committee subjective knee form (IKDC-SKF) and to evaluate their results following the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guidelines.
methodsSystematic search of articles published about the measurement properties of the IKDC-SKF, review of the studies' methodological quality, and synthesis of the results using the COSMIN guidelines.
resultsTwenty-six studies were identified and reviewed. There was strong evidence for good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness. There was moderate evidence for good content and structural validity. With the SF36 as a gold standard, the level of evidence for criterion validity was indeterminate. There was conflicting evidence for hypothesis testing and not enough evidence to evaluate measurement error and cross-cultural validity. There were no floor or ceiling effects.
conclusionsThis review shows that the IKDC-SKF is a measurement instrument with good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content and structural validity, and responsiveness and interpretability (no floor and ceiling effects). Further evaluation of measurement error, minimal important change, and hypotheses testing is recommended. The IKDC-SKF seems to be useful as a general instrument for all kinds of knee injuries, which might facilitate its clinical use in situations in which time is a factor. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Systematic review, Level III.
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