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Table 2 Internal consistency of the KOOS subscales, expressed by Cronbach's alpha

From: The Dutch version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score: A validation study

KOOS subscales

Mild OA

Moderate OA

Severe OA

TKA

Revision of TKA

Pain (9 items)

0.94

0.93

0.80

0.92

0.87

Symptoms (7 items)

0.71

0.83

0.56

0.74

0.78

ADL (17 items)

0.78

0.97

0.94

0.94

0.93

Sport/Recreation (5 items)

0.87

0.95

0.98

0.88

0.95

QoL (4 items)

0.81

0.85

0.73

0.81

0.90

  1. Abbreviations: OA; osteoarthritis, TKA; total knee arthroplasty, Revision of TKA; Revision of total knee arthroplasty, ADL, Activities of daily living; QoL; Quality of life.