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Table 2 Score distribution and floor-ceiling effects of the C-LKS

From: Cross-cultural translation of the Lysholm knee score in Chinese and its validation in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Item

Mean ± SD

Observed range

Theoretical range

Floor effect (%)a

Ceiling effect (%)a

Overall scale

58.14 ± 15.25

0–100

0–100

0.8

1.6

Limp

3.27 ± 1.38

0–5

0–5

9.5

28.6

Locking

11.30 ± 4.27

0–15

0–15

3.2

50.8

Pain

13.13 ± 4.68

0–25

0–25

4.0

4.8

Stair climbing

4.89 ± 3.46

0–10

0–10

11.1

23.0

Support

3.98 ± 1.59

0–5

0–5

4.8

69.0

Instability

13.53 ± 4.15

0–25

0–25

2.4

3.2

Swelling

4.62 ± 3.05

0–10

0–10

8.7

14.3

Squatting

3.52 ± 1.32

0–5

0–5

7.9

1.6

  1. aPercentage of patients with the worst (floor effect) and the best (ceiling effect) condition