NEW (N = 39) | CON (N = 93) | P - value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24 (19 - 31) | 25 (21 - 30.5) | 0.51 |
Female (%) | 48.7 | 30.1 | 0.04 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 (23.7 - 31.5) | 25.4 (23.6 - 27.8) | 0.16 |
Injury to Surgery (weeks) | 26.4 (16.1 - 84.9) | 30.4 (18 - 58.7) | 0.98 |
Surgery - Initial Appt (weeks) | 1.4 (1.1 - 2.6) | 1.6 (1.1 - 2.1) | 0.61 |
Country of origin (%) | |||
Australia | 59 | 57 | 0.95 |
Asia-Pacific | 23.1 | 22.6 | |
Other | 18 | 20.4 | |
Contralateral Injury (%) | 10.3 | 12.9 | 0.67 |
Meniscal Injury (%) | |||
Medial | 30.8 | 40.9 | 0.27 |
Lateral | 46.2 | 32.3 | 0.13 |
Comorbidities (%) | |||
Single | 41 | 36.7 | 0.89 |
Multiple | 15.4 | 16.1 | |
Prehabilitation | |||
Yes | 61.5 | 55.9 | 0.79 |
No | 5.1 | 7.5 | |
Not recorded | 33.3 | 36.6 | |
Prescribed Weightbearing | |||
Full | 69.2 | 58.1 | 0.10 |
Partial | 20.5 | 37.6 | |
Non | 10.3 | 4.3 | |
Prescribed Brace | 46.2 | 57 | 0.26 |
Range of motion restriction | 38.5 | 41.9 | 0.71 |
Pain Level (numeric rating scale) | 3 (2 - 5.8) | 4 (3 - 6) | 0.40 |
Loss of extension (%) | 13.5 | 22 | 0.27 |