title: Rationale of the Knee Society clinical rating system.
abstract: A new total knee rating system has been developed by The Knee Society to provide an up-to-date more stringent evaluation form. The system is subdivided into a knee score that rates only the knee joint itself and a functional score that rates the patient's ability to walk and climb stairs. The dual rating system eliminates the problem of declining knee scores associated with patient infirmity.
authors: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021.
authors: J N
authors: JN
authors: Insall
authors: L D
authors: LD
authors: Dorr
authors: R D
authors: RD
authors: Scott
authors: W N
authors: WN
authors: Scott
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States