Table 3.

Rehabilitation Protocol and Follow-up

Author	Year	Time to Partial Weight-bearing	Time to Full Weight-bearing	Brace use	Years to follow-up Mean (Range)	Radiographs Obtained	Radiographic Classification System Utilized
Salmon	2006	24 Hours	4 weeks	30–90 for 4 weeks	13	Stand AP Stand 30 PA Lateral Merchant	IKDC System Grade B,C or D
Seon	2006	24 Hours	8 weeks	30–90 for 8 weeks	11.2 (8.6–14)	Stand AP Lateral	Kellgren and Lawrence Grade ≥ 2
Hart	2005	NR	NR	NR	10 (9–13)	Stand AP Lateral Merchant	Ahlback Grade ≥1
Hertel	2005	NR	NR	NR	10.7 (9.2–12)	Stand AP	IKDC System Grade B,C, or D
Giron	2005	Immediate	3–5 weeks	None	5	Stand AP Lateral Merchant Notch	IKDC System Grade B,C, or D
Wang	2004	Immediate	4–6 weeks if meniscus repaired Immediatein others	0–90 for 4–6 weeks if meniscus repaired None in others	5.8 (3.8–7.2)	Stand AP Merchant	Ahlback Grade ≥1
Wu	2002	24 Hours	24 Hours	0–90 for 4 weeks if meniscus repaired Hinged brace with full ROM for 4 weeks in others	10.5 (9–13)	Stand PA Lateral	Fairbank Grade ≥1
Patel	2000	NR	NR	NR	5.9 (5–8.5)	NR	Fairbank Grade ≥1
Shelbourne	2000	NR	NR	NR	7.6 (5–15)	Stand 45 PA Lateral Merchant	IKDC System Grade B,C, or D
Aglietti	1997	3 weeks	8 weeks	10–90 for 4–6 weeks	7 (5.2–8.7)	Stand AP Lateral Merchant	IKDC System Grade C or D
Aglietti	1994	NR	NR	NR	4.5 (3–7.5)	Stand AP Stand 45 PA Lateral Merchant	HSS Evaluation Score < 26

AP – Antero-posterior

PA – Postero-anterior

NR – Not Reported