| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) |
| First Description |
Kujala UM, Jaakkola LH, Koskinen SK, Taimela S, Hurme M, Nelimarkka O. Scoring of patellofemoral disorders. Arthroscopy. 1993;9(2):159-63. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Symptom severity, Functional status |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Osteoarthritis (OA) |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes patellofemoral diseases |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | German, Arabic, Chinese, Thai, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, French, Persian, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Kujala UM, Jaakkola LH, Koskinen SK, Taimela S, Hurme M, Nelimarkka O. |
| Title | Scoring of patellofemoral disorders. |
| Journal | Arthroscopy. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Vol | 9 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 159-63 |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34675009/ |
| Brief Description |
Patient-reported outcome measures following revision knee replacement: a review of PROM instrument utilisation and measurement properties using the COSMIN checklist. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27441381/ |
| Brief Description |
Reliability and Validity of the Anterior Knee Pain Scale: Applications for Use as an Epidemiologic Screener. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15129407/ |
| Brief Description |
Analysis of outcome measures for persons with patellofemoral pain: which are reliable and valid? |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25649731/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation and cultural adaptation of "Kujala Score" in Spanish. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34011354/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the cultural adaptation of the Kujala score in Arabic |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29372384/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the German version of the Kujala score in patients with patellofemoral instability: a prospective multi-centre study |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Seppo K Koskinen |
| sekoski@utu.fi | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Score |
| Brief Description |
The Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) is composed of 13 multiple-choice questions. It is a patient reported assessment of patellofemoral disorders that assesses subjective symptoms and functional limitations |
| Number of Items | 13 |
| Range | 0-100 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Each questions has its own responses (see the score for further information) |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Each response has its own value. The sum of all the different responses gives the final score from 0-100 |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate better function |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | Both |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |