Table 3.
Satisfaction with the procedure at final followup for patients with successful ACI surgery (n = 143) versus satisfaction scores of patients who subsequently required revision to partial or total knee arthroplasty (n = 12)
| Success | Failure | |
|---|---|---|
| Compared to 1 year ago, how would you rate your operated joint now? | ||
| Better | 73.4% | 25.0% |
| About the same | 23.1% | 75.0% |
| Worse | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Compared to before each surgery, how would you rate your operated joint now? | ||
| Better | 90.2% | 33.3% |
| About the same | 7.0% | 33.3% |
| Worse | 2.8% | 33.3% |
| What is your overall satisfaction level with the joint surgery? | ||
| Satisfied | 91.6% | 58.3% |
| Neutral | 6.3% | 25.0% |
| Dissatisfied | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| If you could go back in time and make the decision again, would you choose to have your joint surgery? | ||
| Yes | 92.3% | 91.7% |
| Completely uncertain | 3.6% | 8.3% |
| No | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| How would you rate the results of your joint surgery | ||
| Good or Excellent | 88.8% | 25.0% |
| Fair | 9.8% | 50.0% |
| Poor | 1.4% | 25.0% |