Cultural adaptation and validation of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score into Sinhala language in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study
The Sinhala translation of the KOOS scale is a reliable and valid instrument to assess KOA in a Sinhala-speaking Sri Lankan population. Studies to assess its use as a scale to evaluate responsiveness are recommended.
Authors
- Ruwanthi Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-4418)
- Rajitha Wickremasinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7909-7033)
- Jigashalja Gnanaratnam
Institutions
- University of Kelaniya (LK)
- Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (LK)
- Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07752-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47