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. 2022 Apr 1;17(3):434–444. doi: 10.26603/001c.32378

Table 2. Mean Values of Strength & Symmetry over Stages of Rehabilitation, all data presented mean (SD).

3 month 6 month 9 month
n Non-Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Q-LSI (%) Non-Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Q-LSI (%) Non-Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Surgical Q-RPKT (Nm/kg) Q-LSI (%)
BPTB 87 2.75 (0.60) 1.64 (0.50) 60% (0.13) 2.88 (0.68) 2.12 (0.59) 74% (0.13) 2.93 (0.67) 2.46 (0.66) 84% (0.14)
HT 21 2.41 (0.42) 1.83 (0.42) 76% (0.12) 2.45 (0.46) 2.25 (0.54) 92% (0.13) 2.74 (0.54) 2.61 (0.59) 96% (0.16)
QT 17 2.63 (0.69) 1.39 (0.67) 52% (0.17) 2.79 (0.61) 1.87 (0.70) 67% (0.20) 2.85 (.044) 2.24 (0.78) 77% (0.19)
p value p=.059 p=.035 p<.001‡§ p=.025* p=.146 p<.001‡§ p=.443 p=.237 p<.001†§
Meniscus 45 2.77 (0.57) 1.72 (0.40) 63% (0.13) 2.85 (0.63) 2.16 (0.49) 76% (0.14) 2.94 (0.56) 2.49 (0.60) 85% (0.15)
No Meniscus 80 2.62 (0.59) 1.59 (0.58) 60% (0.60) 2.76 (0.67) 2.09 (0.68) 76% (0.17) 2.86 (0.64) 2.44 (0.73) 85% (0.17)
p value p=.170 p=.185 p=.285 p=.463 p=.545 p=.999 p=.485 p=.697 p=.999
Male 51 2.94 (0.61) 1.88 (0.58) 64% (0.15) 3.15 (0.70) 2.42 (0.69) 77% (0.16) 3.18 (0.61) 2.78 (0.74) 87% (0.16)
Female 74 2.49 (0.50) 1.47 (0.41) 60% (0.14) 2.55 (0.50) 1.9 (0.45) 75% (0.16) 2.68 (0.52) 2.23 (0.54) 84% (0.16)
p value p<.001 p<.001 p=.130 p<.001 p<.001 p=.494 p<.001 p<.001 p=.305

* Statistically significant difference between BPTB & HT (p< 0.05), † Statistically significant difference between HT & QT (p< 0.05), ‡ Statistically significant difference between HT & QT (p< 0.001), §Statistically significant difference between BPTB & HT (p< 0.0001), Q-RPKT = quadriceps average peak torque normalized to body mass, Q-LSI = quadriceps limb symmetry index, BPTB = bone-patellar tendon-bone, HT = hamstring tendon, QT = quadriceps tendon