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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023

Cross‑cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the new Knee Society Knee Scoring System (KSS).

Alireza Mirahmadi, Pooya Hosseini-Monfared, Shayan Amiri, Fatemeh Taheri, Mehrdad Farokhi, Reza Minaei Noshahr, Seyed Morteza Kazemi

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Alireza MirahmadiBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooya Hosseini-MonfaredBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shayan AmiriDepartment of Orthopedic, School of Medicine, Shohadaye Haftom-e-Tir Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh TaheriBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad FarokhiBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Minaei NoshahrBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Morteza KazemiBone, Joint and Related Tissues Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. kazemimort@gmail.com.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundThe new Knee Society Knee Scoring System (KSS) has been widely used to assess the symptoms, satisfaction, expectations, and physical activities of patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA). KSS has been translated and validated into many languages but not Persian. The aim of this study was to translate and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the new KSS.

methodsThe Persian version of the new KSS was translated and culturally adapted according to international guidelines, including translation, back-translation, pre-testing, and expert committee review. A total of 142 patients scheduled to undergo TKA were included in this study and were asked to complete the Persian-KSS, Oxford Knee Score (OKS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) index both two weeks before the surgery and 6 months after the surgery. Face, content, and construct validity were evaluated to assess the validity of Persian-KSS.

resultsThe Persian-KSS was comprehensive, indicating that the Persian version of KSS was clear and easy to understand for Persian-speaking patients undergoing TKA. The reliability of the Persian-KSS, assessed by Cronbach's alpha, was 0.894 and 0.800 for the pre- and post-operative stages, respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) assessed the test-retest reliability, which was 0.766 and 0.796 for the pre- and post-operative stages, respectively. The construct validity analysis of Persian-KSS demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between Persian-KSS and the OKS (r = - 0.935, p-value = 0.000 for the pre-operative stage, and r = - 0.809, p-value = 0.000 for the post-operative stage) and VAS index (r = - 0.401, p-value = 0.001 for the pre-operative stage and r = - 0.259, p-value = 0.029 for the post-operative stage).

conclusionThe Persian-KSS, developed after the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process, was proven to be a reliable and valid assessment measure for those who undergo TKA.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOsteoarthritis, KneeCross-Cultural ComparisonHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesIranKneeOsteoarthritisPersianReliabilitySurveys and questionnairesTotal knee arthroplastyValidity

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