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. 2018 Mar 14;12:22–29. doi: 10.1016/j.asmart.2018.01.003

Table 3.

Comparison of mean IKDC scores based on activities between patients who returned and did not return to sport following ACL.

Activities Total (n = 110)
Return to sport
p-value
Yes (n = 40)
No (n = 70)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
1. The highest activity level can be performed without significant knee pain 60.00 24.93 81.88 24.67 47.50 14.21 <0.001*
2. Frequency of pain in the last 4 weeks or since injury 68.39 30.23 85.00 17.80 60.48 32.01 0.011*
3. Pain severity 70.65 27.32 84.00 17.76 64.29 29.08 0.028*
4. Stiff or swollen knee in the last 4 weeks or since injury 87.10 24.04 95.00 10.54 83.33 27.76 0.103
5. Highest activity level without significant swelling in knee 69.35 25.58 100.00 .00 54.76 16.99 <0.001*
6. Knee lock or catch in the past 4 weeks or since injury 87.10 34.08 80.00 42.16 90.48 30.08 0.433
7. Highest activity level can be performed without significant giving way 73.39 24.95 100.00 .00 60.71 20.27 <0.001*
8. Activities can be participated on a regular basis 63.71 24.87 95.00 15.81 48.81 9.61 <0.001*
9. Knee effect on ability
9.1 Go up stairs 91.36 18.06 97.50 7.60 87.86 21.17 0.001*
9.2 Go down stairs 90.91 18.15 99.38 3.95 86.07 21.13 0.001*
9.3 Kneel on the front of your knee 68.06 35.82 67.76 35.79 68.21 36.10 0.951
9.4 Squat 75.68 32.39 81.88 27.14 72.14 34.72 0.130
9.5 Sit with your knee bent 85.68 23.08 88.75 21.89 83.93 23.71 0.294
9.6 Rise from a chair 95.91 13.34 99.38 3.95 93.93 16.17 0.009*
9.7 Run straight ahead 87.05 25.51 98.75 5.52 80.36 29.76 <0.001*
9.8 Jump and land on your involved leg 71.80 36.14 90.44 18.48 59.62 39.65 <0.001*
9.9 Stop and start quickly 77.67 33.19 92.50 14.10 68.25 38.15 <0.001*
10.1 Pre-injury use of the knee 94.52 14.10 99.00 3.16 92.38 16.70 0.093
10.2 The current use of the knee 79.03 19.21 94.00 10.75 71.90 18.34 <0.001*
Total IKDC SCORE 78.32 17.19 88.13 8.92 72.72 18.29 <0.001*

p-value from Student t-test, *Significant at p < 0.05.