Table 1.

Outcomes for All Surgically Repaired Proximal Hamstring Ruptures^a

	≤3 Wk (n = 47)	>3 Wk (n = 46)	P	≤6 Wk (n = 73)	>6 Wk (n = 20)	P
Age at time of injury, y	50.7	50.5	.927	51.2	48.2	.079
Sex, male/female, n	24/23	13/33	.034	34/39	3/17	.011
Body mass index, kg/m2	25.9	24.7	.126	25.6	24.2	.049
Tear type, partial/complete, n	9/38	19/27	.025	16/57	12/8	.002
VAS score for pain at time of injury	8.4	8.1	.427	8.2	8.5	.960
No. of practitioners seen before surgery	1.4	2.2	<.001	1.6	2.6	.008
Time from injury to surgery, wk	2.0	41.2	<.001	2.7	89.6	<.001
Surgical time, min	67.8	68.4	.700	65.5	77.3	.189
Follow-up, mo	43.7	41.4	.612	43.6	39.5	.801
VAS score for pain at rest	0.6	0.6	.726	0.6	0.8	.808
VAS score for pain with daily activities	1.2	0.9	.896	1.0	1.1	.770
VAS score for pain with strenuous exercise	1.7	1.5	.660	1.6	1.5	.934
Standard LEFS score	73.3	74.2	.427	73.9	73.4	.674
Custom LEFS score	64.4	67.7	.334	65.5	67.9	.634
Standard Marx score	6.1	7.1	.392	6.5	7.1	.710
Custom Marx score	19.9	19.0	.073	19.4	19.5	.941
UCLA score	8.2	8.5	.213	8.2	8.9	.061
No functional limitations, %	53	67	.231	60	60	>.999
Complete satisfaction with surgery, %	87	93	.599	90	90	>.999

^aData are presented as the mean unless otherwise indicated. Bolded P values indicate statistically significant differences between acute versus chronic repair. LEFS, Lower Extremity Functional Scale; UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles; VAS, visual analog scale.