The
entire IKDC form, including a modems compatible demographic form and current health
assessment, subjective knee evaluation form, knee history form, surgical documentation
form, and IKDC knee examination form may be used as separate modules. Researchers who want
to remain modems compatible and use benchmarking data are required to complete the
demographic form and current health assessment. The knee history form and surgical
documentation form are provided for convenience. All researchers are required to complete
the IKDC subjective knee evaluation and knee examination forms. Scoring of the subjective
form is performed by adding the scores of each question on the form. Instructions for the
examination module are provided on the back of the form.
1. Modems
Compatible Demographic Form
3. Subjective Knee Evaluation Form
MODEMS COMPATIBLE
DEMOGRAPHIC FORM
(OPTIONAL)
Your Last
Name______________
Your Social
Security Number______________
Gender Male______ Female_____
Occupation
Todays Date
_______I
I______
The
following is a list of common health problems. Please indicate yes or no in the first
column, and then skip to the next item. If you do have the problem, please indicate in the
second column if you receive medications or some other type of treatment for the problem.
In the last column, indicate if the problem limits any of your activities.
Yes
No
Heart
disease
High
blood pressure
Asthma
or pulmonary
disease
Diabetes
Ulcer
or stomach
disease
Bowel
disease
Kidney
disease
Liver
disease
Anemia
or other
blood
disease
Overweight
cancer
Depression
Osteoarthritis,
degenerative
arthritis
Rheumatoid
arthritis
Back
pain
Lyme
Disease
1. In general, would you say your health is:
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
2. Compared to one year ago, how would you rate
your health in general now?
Much better now than 1 year ago
Somewhat better now than 1 year ago
About the same as 1 year ago
Somewhat worse now than 1 year ago
Much worse now than 1 year ago
3.
The following items are about activities you might do during a typical day. Does your
health now limit you in any of these activities?
If
so, how much?
Yes, Limited Yes,
Limited No, Not Limited
A Lot A
Little
At All
a. Vigorous activities, such as
running, lifting
heavy objects, participating in strenuous sports
b. Moderate activities, such as moving a table,
pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling, or playing golf?
c. Lifting or carrying
groceries
d. Climbing several flight
of stairs
e. Climbing one flight of
stairs
f. Bending, kneeling
or stooping
g. Walking more than a
mile
h. Walking several blocks
Walking one block
i Bathing or
dressing yourself
4. During the past 4 weeks, have you had
any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result
of your
physical health?
YES
NO
a.
Cut down on the amount of time you spent on work
or other activities
b.
Accomplished less than you would like.
c.
Were limited in the kind of work or other activities.
d.
Had difficulty performing the work or other activities
If or example, it took extra effort)
5. During the past 4 weeks, have you had
any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result
of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed anxious)?
YES
NO
a. Cut down on the amount of time you spent on
work or other activities
b. Accomplished less than you
would like
c. Didnt do work
or other activities as carefully as usual
6. During the past 4 weeks, to what extent has
your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your normal
social
activities with family, friends, neighbors, or groups?
Not
at all slightly moderately quite
a bit extremely
7. How much bodily pain
have you had during the past 4 weeks?
None Very mild Mild Moderate Severe Very Severe
8. During the past 4
weeks, how did pain interfer with your normal work (including both work outside the home
and housework)?
9.These
questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you in the last 4 weeks.
For each question, please give the one answer that comesmscomes closcomes closest to the
way that you have been feeling. How much of the time during the past 4 weeks.
All of the time Most of the time A good bit of the time Some of the time A little
of the time None of the time
a. Did
you feel full of pep?
b. Have
you been very
nervous?
c. Have
you felt calm and
peaceful?
d.
Did you have a lot of
energy?
e. Have
you felt down-
hearted and blue?
f.
Did you feel worn out?
g. Have
you been a happy
person?
h. Did
you feel tired?
1
0. During the past 4 weeks, how
much10. During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or
emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with friends,
relatives, etc.?
11. How TRUE or FALSE is each of the following statements for
you?
Definitely Mostly
Dont Mostly
True True Know False
a. I seem to get sick a little easier than other
people
h. I am as healthy as anybody I know
c. I expect my health to get worse
d. My health is excellent
1. Do you smoke cigarettes?
Yes No, I quit in the last six months. No, I quit more
than six months ago. No, I have never smoked.
2. Your height: _________feet __________
4. Your race (indicate all that apply) White Asian or Pacific Islander
5. How much school have you completed? Less than
high school
6. Activity level
Are you a high competitive sports person
Are
you well-trained and frequently sporting
Sporting
sometimes
Non-sporting
Your Full Name
Todays Date
/
I
Date of Injury /
/
SYMPTOMS:
1. What is the highest level of activity
that you can perform without significant knee pain?
Very strenuous activities like jumping or pivoting
as in basketball or soccer
Strenuous activities like heavy physical work,
skiing or tennis
Moderate activities like moderate physical work,
running or jogging
Light activities like walking, housework, or yard
work
Unable to perform any of the above activities due
to knee pain
2. During the past
4 weeks, or since your
injury, how often have you had pain?
o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
Never Constant
3. If you have pain, how severe is it?
o 1 2 3 4 5 7 8
9
10
No pain
Worst pain
imaginble
4. During the past 4 weeks, or since your
injury, how stiff or swollen was your knee?
Not at all Mildly
Moderately
Very
Extremely
5. What is the highest level of activity you can
perform without significant swelling in your knee?
Very
strenuous like jumping or pivoting as in basketball or soccer
Strenuous
activities like heavy physical work, skiing or tennis
Moderate
activities like moderate physical work, running or jogging
Light
activities like walking, housework, or yard work
Unable
to perform any of the above activities due to knee swelling
6. During the past 4 weeks, or since your
injury, did your knee lock or catch?
Yes
No
7. What is the highest level of activity you
can perform without significant giving way in your knee?
Very
strenuous activities like jumping or pivoting as in basketball or soccer
Strenuous
activities like heavy physical work, skiing or tennis
Moderate
activities like moderate physical work, running or jogging
Light
activities like walking, housework or yard work