TABLE 2.

Preoperative Clinical Assessment According to MCL Repair and Reconstruction^a (N = 53)

Characteristic	MCL Repair (n = 36)	MCL Reconstruction (n = 17)	P Value
Limited range of motionb	3 (8.3)	0	.14
Grade of Lachman test			.73
1: 2-5 mm	6 (16.7)	0
2: 5-10 mm	18 (50)	8 (47.1)
3: >10 mm	12 (33.3)	9 (52.9)
Grade of pivot-shift test			.16
1: glide	7 (19.4)	0
2: clunk	13 (36.1)	10 (58.8)
3: gross	16 (44.4)	7 (41.2)
Rolimeter side-to-side difference, mm	6.9 ± 2 (4-10)	7.5 ± 1.8 (4-10)	.25

^aValues are presented as No. (%) or mean ± SD (range). MCL, medial collateral ligament.

^b>5° of flexion and extension deficit.