title: ANALYSIS ON THE MODIFIED LYSHOLM FUNCTIONAL PROTOCOL AMONG PATIENTS WITH NORMAL KNEES.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the modified Lysholm protocol among patients with knees that were considered to be normal (without previous complaints or pathological conditions in this region).
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2010 and March 2010, a prospective study was conducted on 300 patients with orthopedic complaints in other regions of the body who came to the emergency service of our hospital. The inclusion criterion among these patients was the absence of complaints or previous surgery in the knee that was considered to be dominant. The age range was from 16 to 40 years, with an average of 28.8 years. Our study group consisted of 153 males and 147 females. In the modified Lysholm system, the maximum score is 100 points and this includes functional and objective criteria. Altogether, 50% of the total score is based on symptoms of pain and instability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average score using the Lysholm protocol was 95 points in the knees that were considered normal. Males had higher scores than females.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These patients with knees that were considered normal did not achieve the maximum score when evaluated using the modified Lysholm protocol. This study suggests that this line of research on functional evaluation systems for the knee is open for further evaluations. Moreover, creation and development of new forms of functional assessment for the knee should be investigated in order to achieve a worldwide consensus.
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctor's degree in Medicine; Orthopedist and Coordinator of the Knee Surgery Division of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Pires
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: E Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Master's degree in Medicine; Orthopedist and Coordinator of the Medical Residency Program of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Master's degree in Medicine; Orthopedist, Collaborator of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calixto
authors.affiliation: Master's degree in Medicine; Orthopedist, Collaborator of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malzac
authors.affiliation: Master's degree in Medicine; Orthopedist, Collaborator of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlomã
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Head of the Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro - Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (SOT-HMMC) - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ney Pecegueiro
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.affiliation: Master's degree and Doctor's degree in Medicine; Associate Professor of the Department of Radiology of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos Pires
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
keywords: Evaluation; Follow-Up Studies; Knee