Table 2.
Sports Frequency and Hours, Level of Impact, and Time to RTS at the 4 Time Points a
| Presymptomatically, n (%) | 1 Year Preoperatively, n (%) | 1 Year Postoperatively, n (%) | At Final Follow-up, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports frequency, times/week | ||||
| No participation | — | 54 (21) | 73 (29) | 63 (24) |
| ≤1 | 37 (14) | 71 (28) | 66 (26) | 58 (23) |
| 2 | 69 (27) | 69 (27) | 65 (25) | 61 (24) |
| 3 | 69 (27) | 38 (15) | 25 (10) | 43 (17) |
| ≥4 | 79 (32) | 24 (9) | 27 (10) | 31 (12) |
| Sports participation, h/week | ||||
| No participation | — | 48 (19) | 70 (27) | 61 (24) |
| 0-2 | 54 (21) | 98 (39) | 100 (39) | 70 (28) |
| 3-4 | 80 (32) | 67 (26) | 49 (19) | 74 (29) |
| 5-6 | 51 (20) | 20 (8) | 17 (7) | 24 (9) |
| >6 | 69 (27) | 19 (8) | 19 (8) | 25 (10) |
| Level of impact | ||||
| Low | 514 (34) | 314 (49) | 306 (56) | 395 (56) |
| Intermediate | 554 (37) | 225 (35) | 184 (34) | 242 (34) |
| High | 427 (29) | 105 (16) | 54 (10) | 74 (10) |
| Total sports | 1495 (—) | 644 (—) | 544 (—) | 711 (—) |
| Time to RTS, week | ||||
| 0-12 | — | — | — | 47 (24) |
| 13-15 | — | — | — | 45 (23) |
| 16-18 | — | — | — | 24 (12) |
| 19-22 | — | — | — | 12 (6) |
| 23-25 | — | — | — | 19 (10) |
| 26-52 | — | — | — | 32 (16) |
| >52 | 16 (8) | |||
a
In cases with inconsistent answers, data were coded as missing. Thus, not all the numbers add up to 256 patients and percentages for level of participation and frequency may vary slightly. RTS, return to sport; —, no data available.