The Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) was published in 1993. It is a patient reported assessment of patellofemoral disorders that assesses subjective symptoms and functional limitations.

Feb 21, 2023 · The Kujala Score or Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) is a 13-item self-report questionnaire that assesses subjective reactions to particular activities and symptoms that are known to correlate with anterior knee pain syndrome.

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Dec 1, 2022 · What is the “Kujala Score”? The “Kujala Score” is the eponymous name for the Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS). It is a patient-reported outcome survey and diagnostic tool that aims to assess the severity of symptoms and physical limitations in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

The Kujala AKPS is a 13-item screening instrument designed to assess patellofemoral pain in adolescents and young adults, with a variable ordinal response format. For example, a ‘Limp’ score would be scored as follows: none (5), slight/periodic (3), constant (0).

U M Kujala 1 , L H Jaakkola, S K Koskinen, S Taimela, M Hurme, O Nelimarkka Affiliation 1 Helsinki Research Institute for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Finland.

KUJALA SCORING QUESTIONNAIRE. a) None b) Slight or periodic. c) Constant a) Full support without pain. b) Painful c) Weightbearing impossible. a) Unlimited b) More than 2 km. c) 1-2 km d) Unable. Score a) No difficulty b) Slight pain when descending. c) Pain both when ascending and descending d) Unable. a) No difficulty b) Repeated squatting ...

Jul 21, 2016 · The Kujala AKPS is a valid and reliable measure of anterior knee pain and appropriate for use as an epidemiologic screening tool with adolescent female athletes.

This document appears to be a scoring scale called the Kujala Score or Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) used to assess symptoms of anterior knee pain. It contains 13 questions about knee function and pain levels related to activities like walking, squatting, running and jumping.

Sep 21, 2024 · The identified thresholds for WOMAC-Pain, WOMAC-Function, and Kujala scores have good-excellent discrimination and can be confidently used to estimate sample sizes and compare quality of life improvements post-TKA.