Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Relationship on Performance Measures in People Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Purpose: Primary purpose was to identify relationships between performance-based measures onto both computerized adaptive testing [Physical Function-Computer Adaptive Testing (PF-CAT)] and joint-specific legacy [Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living (KOOS-ADL)] instruments pre- and 12-month post-TKA.

Methods: The PF-CAT and KOOS-ADL were identified as outcomes and performance on the 40-m fast-paced walking test, stair climb test and chair stand test were identified as predictors. Linear regression was used for all comparisons after adjusting for confounders.

Results: Sixty-eight people with TKA (56.7% male) were tested. Better scores on the 40-m fast-paced walking (KOOS-ADL,  = 0.02), stair climb (KOOS-ADL,  = 0.05) and chair stand (KOOS-ADL,  < 0.01) associated with better self-reported scores pre-TKA. Better scores on the 40-m fast-paced walking (PF-CAT,  = 0.05; KOOS-ADL,  = 0.01), stair climb (KOOS-ADL,  < 0.01), chair stand (PF-CAT,  < 0.01) and range of motion (KOOS-ADL,  = 0.02) were associated with better self-reported scores 12-month post-TKA. Decrease knee range of motion related to poorer 40-m fast-paced walking ( = 0.01) and stair climb ( = 0.03) scores pre-TKA. Quadriceps weakness related to poorer 40-m fast-paced walking ( = 0.04) score pre-TKA.

Conclusion: Self-reported instruments are a moderate, but inconsistent surrogate to performance-based measures pre- and post-TKA. Our findings indicate that both self-reported and performance-based measures are necessary to fully characterize physical function and should be used jointly to aid in the recovery analysis of people undergoing TKA.Implications for RehabilitationMonitoring the trajectory of pre- to post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) physical function is important as it directly relates to mortality, morbidity and poorer quality of life in older adults.Both self-reported and performance-based measures of physical function are used to determine progress in recovery for patients pre- and post- TKA.This study provides evidence that perceived physical function measures are a moderate, but an inconsistent, surrogate to objective physical function measures pre- and post-TKA.Joint specific deficits in knee range of motion and quadriceps strength were weakly associated with deficits in function measures pre-TKA, but no association was observed 12-month post-TKA.Our findings indicate that both self-reported and performance-based measures are necessary to fully characterize physical function and should be used jointly to aid in the complete recovery analysis of people undergoing TKA.