Table 1.
Distribution of level of activities of a constructed population based on available studies after either operative or conservative treatment of torn ACL.
| Activity level (Gottlob et al) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with activity data (n) | Age (years) | Follow Up (months) | Class I (%) |
Class II (%) |
Class III (%) |
Class IV (%) |
Class V (%) |
|
| operative | ||||||||
| Finke et al (2001) | 46 | 34 | 132 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| Diekstall et al (1999) | 60 | 27.9 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| Kessler et al (2008) | 60 | 30.7 | 140 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| Seitz et al (1994) | 63 | 25 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| mean/Sum | 229 | 28 | 89 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 98 | 64 |
| % | 5.2 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 42.8 | 27.9 | |||
| conservative | ||||||||
| Finke et al (2001) | 25 | 32 | 140 | 11 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Diekstall et al (1999) | 49 | 23.8 | 53 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 20 | 7 |
| Kessler et al (2008) | 60 | 30.7 | 140 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| Seitz et al (1994) | 21 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| mean/Sum | 155 | 27 | 90 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 39 |
| % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 24.5 | 25.2 | |||