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Table 4 Construct validity of the C-LKSa

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

Scales

Correlation coefficient (r)b

P value

IKDC

0.837

<0.0001

WOMAC

 Pain

- 0.773

<0.0001

 Stiffness

- 0.634

<0.0001

 Physical Function

- 0.811

<0.0001

SF-36

 Physical Function

0.709

<0.0001

 Role-Physical

0.514

<0.0001

 Bodily Pain

0.676

<0.0001

 General Health

0.462

<0.0001

 Vitality

0.303

0.001

 Social Function

0.366

<0.0001

 Role-Emotional

0.207

0.020

 Mental Health

0.163

0.068

  1. IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form, SF-36 Short-Form 36, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
  2. aThe sample size for the analysis of construct validity was 144
  3. bCalculated by the Pearson correlation of the Simplified Chinese version of C-LKS with IKDC, WOMAC and SF-36
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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