ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Pedi-IKDC or KOOS-child: which questionnaire should be used in children with knee disorders?
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Outcomes reported in trials of children and adolescent knee injuries : a systematic review.Bone & joint open · 2025Pooled it
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- Transcultural adaptation and validation of a Korea version of Pedi-IKDC questionnaire.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- The Significance of Selecting an Appropriate Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM): A Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Specific Paediatric International Documentation Committee Subjective (Pedi-IKDC) Knee Form.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The German version of the KOOS-Child questionnaire (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for children) shows a good to excellent internal consistency and a high test-retest reliability in children with knee problems.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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- Unique Considerations for the Pediatric Athlete During Rehabilitation and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Short-Term Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
- A Prospective Cohort Study on Quality of Life among the Pediatric Population after Surgery for Recurrent Patellar Dislocation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- "Greek KOOS-Child: a valid, disease specific, diagnostically accurate and responsive PROM in children with knee-related pathology".Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Pediatric Simple Knee Value: a simple patient-reported outcome measure for the knee.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Limited evidence for return to sport testing after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents under 16 years: a scoping review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2020Article
- The Italian cross-cultural adaptations of the paediatric International Knee Documentation Committee Score and the Hospital for Special Surgery Paediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale are reliable instruments in paediatric population.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) child are validated questionnaires for children with knee disorders. The aim of this study was to translate these questionnaires in Dutch and to recommend which questionnaires should - based on their psychometric properties - be used in clinical practice.
methodsThe English Pedi-IKDC and KOOS-Child were translated by the forward-backward procedure. Subsequently, content validity of the Pedi-IKDC and KOOS-Child was evaluated by both patients (n = 18) and experts (n = 18). To evaluate construct validity and interpretability participants with knee disorders (n = 100) completed the Numeric Rating Scale Pain, Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, EuroQol-5 Dimension, Pedi-IKDC and KOOS-Child at baseline. Participants completed the anchor question, Pedi-IKDC and KOOS-child two weeks (n = 54) and one year (n = 71) after baseline, for evaluating the test-retest reliability and responsiveness. Psychometric properties were interpreted following the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria.
resultsThe Pedi-IKDC showed adequate test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.9; standard error of measurement (SEM) 8.6; smallest detectable change (SDC) 23.8), adequate content validity (> 75% relevant), adequate construct validity (75% confirmed hypotheses), low floor or ceiling effects (scores between 5 and 95) and adequate responsiveness (> 75% confirmed hypotheses). The KOOS-Child showed an adequate test-retest reliability (ICC 0.8-0.9; SEM 8.9-16.9; SDC 24.7-46.9), adequate content validity (> 75% relevant, except KOOS-Child subscale ADL), adequate construct validity (75% confirmed hypotheses), low floor and ceiling effects (scores between 5 and 95, except KOOS-Child subscale activities of daily living and Sport/play) and moderate responsiveness (40% confirmed hypotheses).
conclusionsThe Pedi IKDC showed better psychometric properties than the KOOS-Child and should therefore be used in children with knee disorders.
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