Table 3.
Summary of 11 patients with positive LGDT sign
| No. | Age (years) | Sex | Time from injury to surgery (weeks) | PLC injury pattern | F/U time (months) | ΔPTT | ΔER | Pre‐op Lysholm | Post‐op Lysholm | Pre‐op Tegner | Post‐op Tegner | Pre‐op IKDC | Post‐op IKDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | M | 2.0 | B | 37 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 17 | 55 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 57 |
| 2 | 26 | M | 3.0 | C | 29 | 15.6 | 9.0 | 80 | 61 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | 39 | M | 3.0 | C | 33 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 32 | 67 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 34 | 66 |
| 4 | 26 | M | 2.0 | B | 25 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 35 | 59 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | 36 | M | 1.0 | A | 29 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 85 | 64 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 37 |
| 6 | 35 | F | 78.0 | A | 27 | 6.9 | 14.0 | 45 | 60 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 27 | 71 |
| 7 | 38 | F | 3.0 | A | 25 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 52 | 58 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 27 | 31 |
| 8 | 26 | F | 24.0 | C | 43 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 36 | 53 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 42 | 58 |
| 9 | 33 | F | 12.0 | A | 28 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 28 | 66 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41 | 70 |
| 10 | 35 | F | 16.0 | B | 27 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 76 | 76 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32 | 76 |
| 11 | 29 | F | 24.0 | C | 32 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 53 | 55 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 28 | 68 |
F, female; F/U, follow‐up; IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee; LGDT, lateral gutter drive‐through; M, male; PLC, posterolateral corner; ΔER, side‐to‐side difference of tibial external rotation; ΔPTT, side‐to‐side difference of posterior tibial translation