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

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 1¼ miles — 10
• Marked on or after walking less than 1¼ miles — 5
• Constant and severe — 0

Atrophy of thigh (5 Points)

• None — 5
• 1–2 cm — 3
• >2 cm — 0