Lysholm Knee Scale

Limp (5 Points)

• None 5
• Slight or periodic 3
• Severe and constant 0

Support (5 Points)

• Full Support 5
• Cane or crutch 3
• Weight Bearing impossible 0

Stair Climbing (5 points)

• No problems 5
• Slightly impaired 3
• One step at a time 2 Unable 0

Squatting (5 Points)

• No problem 5
• Lightly impaired 3
• Not past 90 degrees 2
• Unable 0

TOTAL

Walking, Running and Jumping

Instability (30 Points)

• Never giving way 30
• Rarely gives way except for athletic or other
• severe exertion 25 Gives way frequently
• during athletic events
• or severe exertion 0
• Occasionally in daily activities 10
• Often in daily activities 5 Every step 0

Swelling (10 Points)

• None 10
• With giving way 7
• On severe exertion 5 On ordinary exertion 2
• Constant 0

Pain (30 Points)

• None 30
• Inconstant and slight
• during severe exertion 25
• Marked on giving way 20
• Marked during severe exertion 15
• Marked on or after walking
• more than 1 ¼ miles 10
• Marked on or after walking
• less than 1 ¼ miles 5
• Constant and severe 0

Atrophy of thigh (5 Points)

• None 5
• 1-2 cm 3
• > 2 cm 0

TOTAL