Quality of life in adolescents with longstanding non-traumatic knee pain: An analysis of 316 adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain and Osgood-Schlatter Disease.

Apr 17, 2023

Experts: Chris Djurtoft,Tomer Yona,Ewa Maria Roos,Kristian Thorborg,Per Hölmich,Sten Rasmussen,Jens Lykkegaard Olesen,Michael Skovdal Rathleff

To describe the Quality of Life (QoL) among adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain (PFP) and Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD) and investigate characteristics associated with QoL.
Cross-sectional.
316 adolescents with PFP or OSD.
QoL subscale of The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and the EuroQol 5-dimensions (EQ-5D).
The KOOS-QoL was 51 ± 18, and the total index score for the EQ5D was 0.67 ± 0.21. KOOS-QoL subscale showed that 60% reported being aware of their knee problems daily or constantly, 38% reported severe to extreme lack of confidence in their knees, 28% reported severe to extreme difficulty with their knees, and 20% reported severely or totally modifying their lifestyle to avoid potentially damaging activities to their knee. EQ-5D showed that 79% experienced problems with everyday activities, 48% reported mobility problems, 17% felt worried, sad, or unhappy, and 7% reported problems looking after themselves.
Many adolescents with longstanding non-traumatic knee pain experience low QoL. More than half were aware of their knee problems at least daily, one in three reported a severe lack of confidence in their knee, and one in six felt worried, sad, or unhappy.

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Chris Djurtoft,Tomer Yona,Ewa Maria Roos,Kristian Thorborg,Per Hölmich,Sten Rasmussen,Jens Lykkegaard Olesen,Michael Skovdal Rathleff

Chris Djurtoft

Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark. Electronic address: cdjurt@dcm.aau.dk.

Tomer Yona

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Ewa Maria Roos

Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Center for Muscle and Joint Health, Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Kristian Thorborg

Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Hvidovre, Denmark; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research-Copenhagen (PMR-C), Hvidovre, Denmark.

Per Hölmich

Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Hvidovre, Denmark; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sten Rasmussen

Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.

Jens Lykkegaard Olesen

Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Michael Skovdal Rathleff

Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark; Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.