IKDC

IKDC is an abbreviation of 'International Knee Documentation Committee', and is a commonly used scoring system for knee problems.

 

Documenting a knee problem

The IKDC scoring system measures symptoms, function, and sports activity in patients who have one or more of a variety of knee conditions, including ligament, meniscal, articular cartilage,arthritis, and patellofemoral injuries.

IKDC forms can be downloaded from the AAOS site, and there is a free online calculator also.

Synonyms: 
International Knee Documentation Committee
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Patient-reported outcome measures for the knee. Wang D, Jones MH, Khair MM and Miniaci A. J Knee Surg. 2010 Sep;23(3):137-51.

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