Table 3.
Functional outcomes
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Week 1 | Week 4 | Week 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain |
SB |
2.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
| VAS |
DB |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Range of motion |
SB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
4.1° |
3.2° |
0° |
| Loss of terminal extension |
DB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
8.3o |
6.7o |
1.2o |
| Loss of terminal flexion |
SB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
60.2° |
32 ° |
15° |
| DB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
63.1o |
34o |
11o |
|
| *Thigh circumference deficit (cm) |
SB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
| DB |
NA |
NA |
NA |
3.6 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
|
| Haemarthrosis |
SB |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0 |
| (Grade) | DB | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
SB = Single Bundle ACL group DB = Double bundle ACL group.