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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 18;47(10):2394–2401. doi: 10.1177/0363546519862279

Table 3.

Significant Predictors for 2-Year KOOS Scores

Variable Symptoms Pain ADL Sports/Rec QOL
Positive Predictors
• Baseline score 3.9
(3.1, 4.8);
p<0.001
3.8
(3.1, 4.8);
p<0.001
5.1
(3.8, 6.8);
p<0.001
3.0
(2.4, 3.6);
p<0.001
2.1
(1.8, 2.6);
p<0.001
• Time since last ACL reconstruction (years) 1.7
(1.1, 2.5);
p=0.001
1.9
(1.3, 2.8);
p=0.001
1.9
(1.3, 2.8);
p<0.001
2.0
(1.4, 3.0);
p=0.008
1.8
(1.3, 2.7);
p=0.003
• Baseline Marx activity level 1.6
(1.1, 2.4);
p=0.007
1.8
(1.3, 2.6);
p=0.001
2.0
(1.4, 2.9);
p<0.001
• Lateral Meniscus treatment: no treatment for tear 2.5
(1.3, 4.7);
p=0.008
• Femoral fixation (interference screw) 2.2
(1.3, 4.0);
p=0.006
• Tibial fixation (interference screw) 1.5
(1.1, 2.1);
p=0.013
1.6
(1.1, 2.2);
p=0.007
2.0
(1.1, 3.7);
p=0.024
1.5
(1.0, 2.1)
p=0.033
• Current graft: autograft 1.3
(1.0, 1.7)
p=0.037
1.3
(1.0, 1.7);
p=0.031
• Current graft type: soft tissue 1.5
(1.1, 2.3);
p=0.029
Negative Predictors
• Current smoker 0.6
(0.4, 0.9);
p=0.012
• Previous ACL Reconstruction on the contralateral knee 0.7
(0.5, 0.98);
p=0.037
• 2nd Revision ACL Reconstruction 0.6
(0.4, 0.9);
p=0.019
• Previous medial meniscectomy 0.7
(0.5, 0.95);
p=0.022
0.7
(0.5, 0.9);
p=0.006
• Previous lateral meniscectomy 0.6
(0.4, 0.8);
p=0.002
0.7
(0.5, 0.9);
p=0.019
0.6
(0.4, 0.9);
p=0.024
0.7
(0.5, 0.96);
p=0.029
0.5
(0.3, 0.7);
p<0.001
• Trochlear groove chondrosis (grades 3/4) 0.6
(0.4, 0.9);
p=0.019
0.6
(0.4, 0.9);
p=0.014
0.4
(0.2, 0.6);
p<0.001
0.5
(0.3, 0.8);
p=0.003
• MTP chondrosis (grades 3/4) 0.3
(0.2, 0.7);
p=0.002
• LTP chondrosis (grade 2) 0.7
(0.5, 1.0)
p=0.046
• MFC chondrosis (grade 4) 0.5
(0.3, 0.9);
p=0.011
• Surgeon’s opinion on cause of failure: tibial tunnel malposition 0.4
(0.2, 0.9);
p=0.037
0.3
(0.1, 0.9);
p=0.026

Key: numbers listed in each cell are ones which were statistically significant. Listed in the order of Odds Ratio; (95% Confidence Intervals); p-value. MTP = medial tibial plateau; LTP = lateral tibial plateau; MFC = medial femoral condyle; ADL = activities of daily living; Sports/Rec = sports and recreation; QOL = quality of life.