Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Loss of extension in the two groups (with and without the hyperextension maneuver)
Group | Loss of extension (°) | Time after ACL reconstruction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 weeks (%) | 6 weeks (%) | 12 weeks (%) | 24 weeks (%) | ||
Case group (with the hyperextension maneuver) | |||||
Valid | 0–3 | 78 | 96 | 98 | 100 |
4–5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
6–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
>10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Control group (without the hyperextension maneuver) | |||||
Valid | 0–3 | 56 | 80 | 92 | 96 |
4–5 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |
6–10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
>10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
P value | 0.02 | 0.071 | 0.172 | 0.156 | |