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Scoring systems for outcome after knee injuries.

Bernhard Schmidt-Rohlfing1, Roman Pfeifer, Jason Kaneshige

  • 1University of Aachen Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 30 Pauwels Street, 52074 Aachen, Germany.

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Assessing knee injury outcomes in polytraumatized patients reveals heterogeneous results, generally worse than knee injuries without other severe trauma. Specific knee scores showed no correlation with general health questionnaires.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Outcome assessment following knee injuries and periarticular fractures lacks comprehensive description in current literature.
  • Standardized outcome measures are crucial for evaluating knee trauma recovery and long-term functional status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and survey various scoring systems used for outcome assessment after knee trauma.
  • To evaluate long-term outcomes in polytraumatized patients with knee injuries compared to those with femoral shaft fractures.

Main Methods:

  • A literature review of outcome assessment tools for knee trauma.
  • Analysis of a cohort of 637 multi-injured patients, including 48 with isolated knee injuries and 107 with femoral shaft fractures, reassessed after 10 years.

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  • Utilized Lysholm score, Tegner activity score, Hannover Score for Polytrauma Outcome (HASPOC), and SF-12 for outcome assessment.

    • Main Results:

    • Tegner activity scores significantly decreased from preoperative (5.0) to follow-up (2.8).
    • Mean Lysholm score was 81.97, but showed no correlation with general health questionnaires (HASPOC, SF-12).
    • General health questionnaires indicated a trend towards less favorable outcomes for polytraumatized patients with knee injuries versus those with femoral shaft fractures.

    Conclusions:

    • Outcomes for knee injuries in polytraumatized patients are highly variable and generally poorer than in patients with lower extremity injuries that do not involve the knee.
    • The lack of correlation between specific knee scores and general health surveys highlights the complexity of outcome assessment in severe trauma.