title: A comparison of the Lysholm and Cincinnati knee scoring questionnaires.
abstract: In a prospective study, we compared the Lysholm and Cincinnati symptom scoring questionnaires for knee ligament injuries in a group of 41 patients with documented unilateral anterior cruciate deficiency. The patients scored consistently higher on the Lysholm scale than on the Cincinnati for each patient. A linear regression analysis produced the relationship of Lysholm = 30 +/- 0.72 Cincinnati. This illustrates the difficulty of comparing the results from different operative procedures, but offers an approximate "rate of exchange" for these two commonly used symptom questionnaires.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit, University Department of Medicine, Leeds, England.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bollen
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Seedhom
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires