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. 2023 Jul 17;35:20. doi: 10.1186/s43019-023-00193-3

Table 3.

Reoperations and postoperative outcomes

Variable Count (%) or mean ± standard deviation
N 70
Reoperations 7 (10.0%)
Revisions 1 (1.4%)
Removal of hardware 1 (1.4%)
Manipulation under anesthesia 4 (5.7%)
Total knee arthroplasty 1 (1.4%)
Participated in sports before surgery 28 (40.0%)
Preoperative sport level of contact

Non-contact 14 (50.0%)

Limited contact 13 (46.4%)

Full contact 1 (3.6%)

Returned to sports 13 out of 28 (46.4%)
Returned to sports at the pre-injury level of competition 8 out of 28 (28.6%)
Employed before surgery 38 (56.7%)
Preoperative REFA class of work intensity

Class 0 35 (92.1%)

Class 1 2 (5.3%)

Class 2 1 (2.6%)

Returned to work 35 out of 38 (92.1%)
Postoperative recurrent instability 10 (14.7%)
VAS pain at rest (0–10 max) 1.2 ± 1.8
VAS pain during sports (0–10 max) 2.3 ± 2.5
VAS satisfaction (0–100 max) 84.2 ± 14.7
Kujala score (0–100 max) 83.9 ± 14.7
MPFL-RSI score (0–100 max) 60.1 ± 24.6
MPFL-RSI score > 56 39 (55.7%)

REFA Association for Work Design, Business Organization and Business Development, VAS visual Analog Scale, MPFL-RSI Medial Patellofemoral Ligament-Return to Sport after Injury