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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Postoperative range of motion, knee stability, and outcome score in repair and staged groups

From: Acute primary repair of extraarticular ligaments and staged surgery in multiple ligament knee injuries

 

Repair group (N = 12)

Staged group (N = 19)

p-Value

ROM

 Extension (°): mean ± SD (range)

−2.9 ± 3.2 (−10–0)

−1.4 ± 3.3 (−10–0)

0.104

 Flexion (°): mean ± SD (range)

132.5 ± 16.3 (110–150)

134.4 ± 11.7 (105–150)

0.950

Knee stability

 Positive Lachman (≤ grade 2): N (%)

3 (25.0%)

1 (5.3%)

0.279

 Positive posterior drawer (≤ grade 2)

9 (75.0%)

2 (10.5%)

0.006

 Varus instability (grade 2): N (%)

1(8.3%)

1 (5.3%)

1.000

 Valgus instability (grade 2): N (%)

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

0.387

Clinical score

 Preinjury Tegner score: mean (range)

4.1 (1–7)

4.7 (1–8)

0.346

 Postop Tegner scale: mean (range)

3.3 (1–6)

4.0 (1–8)

0.491

 Lysholm score: mean ± SD (range)

87.4 ± 18.5 (44–100)

84.9 ± 19.1 (39–100)

0.537

KOOS: mean ± SD (range)

 Pain

77.3 ± 21.0 (36.1–100)

74.8 ± 21.5 (36.1–100)

0.827

 Symptom

75.6 ± 20.6 (42.9–100)

70.2 ± 17.2 (39.3–92.9)

0.610

 ADL

79.0 ± 16.3 (57.4–100)

83.5 ± 23.0 (35.3–100)

0.294

 Sport/rec

54.5 ± 36.6 (0–100)

57.0 ± 34.8 (10–100)

0.680

 QOL

59.7 ± 28.3 (25–100)

61.3 ± 30.1 (25–100)

0.680

  1. SD standard deviation, N number, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis and Outcome Score, ROM range of motion, ADL activities of daily living, QOL quality of life