Pedi-IKDC or KOOS-child: which questionnaire should be used in children with knee disorders?

Background: The Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) child are validated questionnaires for children with knee disorders. The aim of this study was to translate these questionnaires in Dutch and to recommend which questionnaires should - based on their psychometric properties - be used in clinical practice.

Methods: The English Pedi-IKDC and KOOS-Child were translated by the forward-backward procedure.