Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Dec 2016
Cross-cultural validation of the ICOAP and physical function short forms of the HOOS and KOOS in a multi-country study of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis.
To evaluate the internal consistency and construct validity of the Physical Function short-forms for the Hip and Knee Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (HOOS-PS/KOOS-PS) and the Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) in a nine country study of patients consulting for total hip or knee replacement (THR or TKR). ⋯ The psychometric properties of the HOOS-PS/KOOS-PS, and ICOAP were maintained across all countries.