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. 2023 May 12;9:29. doi: 10.1186/s40798-023-00571-x

Table 3.

Classification and regression tree analysis with four different follow-up times for players with ACLR (n = 112)

Follow-up times, months
0–12 0–24 0–36 0–>36
Secondary ACL injury, n (%) 17 (15) 28 (25) 35 (31) 43 (38)
Sensitivity, % 94 96 77 88
Specificity, % 81 70 80 78
Overall correct classification, % 83 77 80 82
Accuracy, % 93 86 86 87
Entrance on CART, Levela
0–12 0–24 0–36 0–>36
1. Time between injury and ACLR, months 2 2
2. Level of play, n (%)
3. IKDC (0–100) 4
4. ACL-RSI (0–10) 1
5. ACL-QoL (0–10) 3 3 and 5
6. SMPS—personal standards (1–5)
7. SSP—somatic anxiety (0–100) 4
8. SSP—psychic anxiety (0–100) 3
9. SSP—stress susceptibility (0–100) 3 1
10. SSP—impulsiveness (0–100) 2 3 and 4
11. SSP—adventure seeking (0–100)
12. Ankle dorsiflexion, side difference, degrees
13. Knee extension ACLR leg, degrees 5 1 1
14. LSI—single hop for distance, %
15. LSI—side hop, % 5 4 3
16. 5-jump test, cm 2 2 and 5 2
17. Tuck jump (0–10) 3
18. Knee collapse ACLR leg in DVJ, cm
19. Knee collapse non-ACLR leg in DVJ, cm
Significant risk profiles with increased likelihood of sustaining a secondary ACL injury
Node number and variables included Relative risk (95% confidence interval)
0–12 0–24 0–36 0–>36
7: ACL-RSI, SSP-impulsiveness, SSP-stress susceptibility, and IKDC 4.62 (2.04–10.47)
10: ACL-RSI, SSP-impulsiveness, SSP-stress susceptibility, and IKDC 8.16 (3.97–16.78)
13: SSP- stress susceptibility, time between injury and ACLR, SSP-impulsiveness, and knee extension ACLR leg 7.67 (3.15–18.64)
4: Knee extension ACLR leg and 5-jump test 3.39 (2.28–5.05)
14: Knee extension ACLR leg, 5-jump test, SSP-psychic anxiety, and LSI-side hop 2.70 (1.62–4.50)
12: Knee extension ACLR leg, time between injury and ACLR, LSI-side hop and SSP-somatic anxiety 3.73 (2.25–6.19)
14: Knee extension ACLR leg, time between injury and ACLR, LSI-side hop, SSP-somatic anxiety, and ACL-QoL 2.11 (1.31–3.39)

aNumbers 1–5 are for the level of entrance in the CART analysis for the selected variables by CART: 1, first level with the strongest association; 2, second level with the second strongest association, etc. Two numbers indicate that the variable is selected on two different levels (e.g. 3 and 4). Variables in bold type were selected by CART. ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; ACL-QoL, ACL-Quality of Life; ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; ACL-RSI, Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Return to Sport after Injury; DVJ, drop vertical jump; IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form; LSI, Limb Symmetry Index; SMPS, Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; SSP, the Swedish Universities Scales of Personality