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Table 5 Comparison between groups for patient outcomes during and following rehabilitation

From: Evolution of service metrics and utilisation of objective discharge criteria in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: a retrospective cohort study with historical control in a public hospital physiotherapy department

 

NEW (N = 39)

CON (N = 93)

P - value

Complications (%)

2.9

10.5

0.13

Ipsilateral Re-rupture (%)

7.7

8.6

1.0

Initial appt - running (wks)

21.1 (17.4 - 24.9)

15.9 (12 - 19.3)

< 0.001

Surgery to Follow-upa (wks)

99.6 (87.5 - 104.3)

188.7 (178.1 - 203.6)

< 0.001

Tegnera

Prior

8 (7 - 9)

8 (7 - 9)

1

Current

5 (4.8 - 7)

5 (5 - 7)

1

IKDC - subjectivea

76 (67.3 - 85)

76.5 (69.5 - 81.8)

0.86

IKDC - Functiona

Prior

10 (10 - 10)

10 (10-10)

1

Current

8 (6.8 - 10)

8 (6.3 - 10)

0.67

IKDC - Q7 (instability)a

Light

11.1

9.4

0.99

Moderate

38.9

37.5

 

Strenuous

16.7

15.6

 

Very Strenuous

33.3

37.5

 

IKDC > PASS (%)a (75.9)

55.6

53.1

0.87

  1. aReduced sample for NEW = 20 and CON = 37 based on telephone follow up response