Table 1.

Clinical outcomes and return to sport after nonoperative management of isolated PCL injuries

Study	No. of patients	Mean age (range), years	Mean Follow-up, months	Outcomes and return to play
Agolley et al.	46	26.2 (18–35)	62	Return to sports-specific training, 10.6 weeks; return to full competitive sport, 16.4 weeks; Tegner score, 9
Ahn et al.	38	30 (12–68)	51	Lysholm score, 88; HSS score, 91; IKDC subjective score, 83; 93% normal or nearly normal PCL continuity on follow-up
Jacobi et al.	17	29.2 (17–60)	24	Lysholm score, 94; Tegner score, 7.2; IKDC subjective score, 95; 94% normal PCL continuity on follow-up MRI
Kocher et al.	11	14.4 (7–18)	44	Pedi-IKDC, 87.4; Lysholm, 89.0; Tegner, 7.5; 100% return to play rate
Patel et al.	57	27.9 (13–49)	83	Lysholm score, 85.2; Tegner score, 6.6; degenerative changes of the medial compartment in 17% of knees and of the patellofemoral joint in 7% of knees
Shelbourne et al.	68	26.2 (10–60)	211	IKDC subjective score, 79.4; modified CKRS subjective score, 81.3; 11% prevalence of moderate to severe osteoarthritis

CKRS Cincinnati Knee Rating System, HSS Hospital for Special Surgery, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, PCL posterior cruciate ligament