Psychometric Validation of the Persian Version of the Lysholm Score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Lysholm Knee Score (LKS) is a widely utilized patient-reported outcome measure for knee injury patients, due to its robust psychometric properties. It has been translated and validated in several languages, but it has not been translated into Persian.

Purpose

To perform psychometric validation and cultural adaptation for the Persian version of the LKS (P-LKS) in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears.

Study design

Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3.

Method

The LKS was translated into Persian using a forward-backward translation procedure. To assess the reliability and validity of the P-LKS, responses were gathered from 100 consecutive patients (mean age, 35 ± 13 years; 91 male and 9 female). These participants also fulfilled t

SUBMITTER: Vosoughi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963781 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature