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Table 4 Postoperative data

From: Adding a modified Lemaire procedure to ACLR in knees with severe rotational knee instability does not compromise isokinetic muscle recovery at the time of return-to-play

 

Lemaire group

n = 35 knees

Reference group

n = 51 knees

p-value*

n (%)

 

n (%)

  

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

 

Postoperative data

 Lachman

    

0.025

  Hard endpoint

33 (94%)

 

51 (100%)

  

  Delayed hard endpoint

2 (6%)

 

0 (0%)

  

  Soft endpoint

0 (0%)

 

0 (0%)

  

 Pivot Shift

    

n.s.

  None

34 (97%)

 

51 (100%)

  

  Glide

1 (3%)

 

0 (0%)

  

  Clunk

0 (0%)

 

0 (0%)

  

  Gross

0 (0%)

 

0 (0%)

  

Complications

0 (0%)

 

1 (2%)

 

n.s.

Tegner score**

6.5

(6–8)

6.0

(5–7)

0.024

Lysholm

90.2 ± 12.1

(34–100)

90.1 ± 6.2

(75–100)

n.s.

IKDC subjective score

88.4 ± 11.6

(39–100)

85.9 ± 8.8

(59–98)

n.s.

ACL-RSI

77.1 ± 14.5

(33–96)

78.7 ± 11.5

(42–98)

n.s.

Extension deficit

0 (0%)

 

2 (4%)

 

n.s.

Flexion range

137.6 ± 3.7

(130–140)

136.1 ± 5.7

(115–140)

n.s.

Net change

 Tegner score**

− 1.0

(−2–0)

−1.0

(−2–0)

n.s.

 Lysholm

24.8 ± 20.0

(30–60)

22.3 ± 17.5

(14–57)

n.s.

 IKDC subjective score

27.1 ± 18.7

(24–72)

26.4 ± 13.1

(1–53)

n.s.

  1. Abbreviations: IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, ACL-RSI Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport after Injury
  2. *Fisher’s exact test or Wilcoxon rank sum test; **Tegner score reported as Median and Interquartile range