Table 4.
Summary of the reported pre- and post-operative sport participation rate and the return to activity rate of all studies analysed
| Pre-operative and post-operative sport participation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| References | Time of pre-operative assessment | Pre-operative sport participation | Post-operative sport participation | Return to activity rate |
| Fisher et al. [10] | Before onset of knee pain | 64 % (42 of 66) | 59 % (39 of 66) | 93 % |
| Walton et al. [46] | Directly before surgery | 79 % (121 of 150) | 86 % (131 of 131) | Not described |
| Naal et al. [25] | Before onset of knee pain | 93 % (77 of 83) | 88 % (73 of 83) | 95 % |
| Hopper and Leach [16] | Directly before surgery | 88 % (30 of 34) | 85 % (29 of 34) | 97 % |
| Yim et al. [50] | Directly before surgery | 84 % (42 of 50) | 60 % (30 of 50) | Not described |
| Pietschmann et al. [32] | Directly before surgery | 60 % (78 of 131) | 53 % (69 of 131) | 80 % |
| Jahnke et al. (2014) | Directly before surgery | 90 % | 93 % | Not described |
| Walker et al. [44] | Before onset of knee pain | 93 % (42 of 45) | 91 % (43 of 45) | 98 % |
| Walker et al. [45] | Before onset of knee pain | 93 % (86 of 93) | 91 % (85 of 93) | 93 % |
| Ho et al. [14] | Before onset of knee pain | 83 % (30 of 36) | 72 % (26 of 36) | 87 % |
Patients with a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty participate regularly in sports