Table 2.
Group | Loss of extension (°) | Time after ACL reconstruction | |||
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2 weeks (%) | 6 weeks (%) | 12 weeks (%) | 24 weeks (%) | ||
Case group (with the hyperextension maneuver) | |||||
Valid | 0–3 | 78 | 96 | 98 | 100 |
4–5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
6–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
>10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Control group (without the hyperextension maneuver) | |||||
Valid | 0–3 | 56 | 80 | 92 | 96 |
4–5 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |
6–10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
>10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
P value | 0.02 | 0.071 | 0.172 | 0.156 |