Table 3.
Clinical-Functional Parameters Before and After the Operation by Treatment Group and in the Total Sample
| Parameter | Pre-Operative | Post-Operative | ∆ Mean | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | IIQ | Mean | IIQ | |||||
| Total Sample | ||||||||
| Range of motion (°) | 118 | 118 | 120 | 127 | 120 | 130 | 9 | 0.001 |
| Pain (VAS) | 7.9 | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | < 0.0001 |
| Subjective perception of function | 3.3 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | < 0.0001 |
| IKDC (%) | 27.7 | 16 | 38 | 69.8 | 54 | 83 | 42 | < 0.0001 |
| Lysholm | 44.4 | 32 | 53 | 88.4 | 86 | 99 | 44 | < 0.0001 |
| IMR Group | ||||||||
| Range of motion (°) | 122 | 120 | 128 | 126 | 120 | 130 | 4 | 0.025 |
| Pain (VAS) | 7.7 | 8 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | −6 | 0.002 |
| Subjective perception of function | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 8.2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0.002 |
| IKDC (%) | 30.6 | 10 | 49 | 62.3 | 35 | 87 | 32 | 0.002 |
| Lysholm | 49.2 | 39 | 53 | 83.3 | 66 | 100 | 34 | 0.003 |
| MR+HTO Group | ||||||||
| Range of Motion (°) | 108 | 90 | 120 | 128 | 120 | 133 | 20 | 0.042 |
| Pain (VAS) | 8.8 | 8 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 0.025 |
| Subjective perception of function | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.026 |
| IKDC (%) | 21.1 | 18 | 24 | 78.2 | 69 | 84 | 57 | 0.027 |
| Lysholm | 36.0 | 32 | 43 | 94.7 | 90 | 100 | 59 | 0.027 |
| LR+ACLR Group | ||||||||
| Range of Motion (°) | 120 | 113 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 10 | 0.10 |
| Pain (VAS) | 7.0 | 4 | 10 | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 0.065 |
| Subjective perception of function | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0.065 |
| IKDC (%) | 29.0 | 16 | 40 | 79.9 | 77 | 84 | 51 | 0.067 |
| Lysholm | 42.5 | 28 | 57 | 94.0 | 94 | 94 | 52 | 0.067 |
Note: Numbers in bold = statistically significant.
Abbreviations: IMR, isolated medial root group; MR+HTO, medial root + osteotomy group; LR+ACLR, lateral root + anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction group.