Permission to use and reproduce the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) has been granted by Oxford University Innovation’s Clinical Outcomes team. You can visit their website for more information about the measure or how to obtain a copyright licence: Clinical Outcomes Measures - Oxford University Innovation”.
We have built a tool that helps healthcare teams use patient-reported outcomes to assess function and pain after total knee replacement (TKR) surgery (arthroplasty).
💬 Enrolment SMS as shown below 👇:
Once the patient has accessed the link, they will be prompted to enter their date of birth to access the questionnaire. 📆
Questions:
1. On which side of your body is the affected knee for which you are receiving treatment or experiencing symptoms?
(If you say ‘both’, please complete this first questionnaire thinking about the right side. A second questionnaire, for the left side, will follow.)
Left
Right
Both
2. During the past 4 weeks, how would you describe the pain you USUALLY have from your knee?
None
Very mild
Mild
Moderate
Severe
3. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any trouble with washing and drying yourself (all over) because of your knee?
No trouble at all
Very little trouble
Moderate trouble
Extreme difficulty
Impossible to do
4. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any trouble getting in and out of a car or using public transport because of your knee?
(Whichever you tend to use.)
No trouble at all
Very little trouble
Moderate trouble
Extreme difficulty
Impossible to do
5. During the past 4 weeks, for how long have you been able to walk before pain from your knee becomes SEVERE?
(With or without a stick.)
No pain/More than 30 minutes
16 to 30 minutes
5 to 15 minutes
Around the house only
Not at all/pain severe when walking
6. During the past 4 weeks, after a meal (sat at a table), how painful has it been for you to stand up from a chair because of your knee?
Not at all painful
Slightly painful
Moderately painful
Very painful
Unbearable
7. During the past 4 weeks, have you been limping when walking, because of your knee?
Rarely/never
Sometimes, or just at first
Often, not just at first
Most of the time
All of the time
8. During the past 4 weeks, COULD you kneel down and get up again afterwards?
Yes, easily
With little difficulty
With moderate difficult
With extreme difficulty
No, impossible (0)
9. During the past 4 weeks, have you been troubled by pain in your knee in bed at night?
No nights
Only 1 or 2 nights
Some nights
Most nights
Every night
10. During the past 4 weeks, how much has pain in your knee interfered with your usual work (including housework)?
Not at all
A little bit
Moderately
Greatly
Totally
11. During the past 4 weeks, have you felt that your knee might suddenly ‘give way’ or let you down?
Rarely/never
Sometimes, or just at first
Often, not just at first
Most of the time
All of the time
12. During the past 4 weeks, COULD you do the household shopping on your own?
Yes, easily
With little difficulty
With moderate difficult
With extreme difficult
No, impossible
13. During the past 4 weeks, COULD you walk down one flight of stairs?
Yes, easily
With little difficult
With moderate difficult
With extreme difficult
No, impossible
The patient will be displayed a summary of their answers to review and then submit.
The patient will be thanked for submitting their answers, given advice and displayed the option to return to the conversation. 👇
Response:
The patient's response will enter the Oxford Knee Score team within the inbox.
Each patient response is displayed alongside the full question, with the corresponding score next to it in brackets.
The total score is found at the bottom of the page, where it can be compared against the reference guide provided.
If you have any other questions at all, please chat with our support team by clicking the green message icon in the bottom right 👉