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. 2022 Apr 8;56(15):862–869. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105115

Table 3.

Mean differences in the proportion of achieved PASS between patients treated non-surgically and ACL-reconstructed patients.

Pain Symptoms ADL Sport&Rec QoL
Baseline −7.5 (−10.7 to −4.3)* −9.9 (−14.3 to −5.5)* −3.6 (−6.5 to −0.7)* −2.6 (−5.7 to 0.6) −1.7 (−4.2 to 0.7)
1 year −13.0 (−16.8 to −9.2)* −2.3 (−5.1 to 0.5) −10.0 (−13.4 to −6.6)* −13.2 (−17.0 to −9.4)* −25.4 (−29.1 to −21.7)*
2 years −10.0 (−14.3 to −5.6)* −1.7 (−4.6 to 1.2) −5.3 (−9.4 to −1.2)* −9.7 (−14.0 to −5.4)* −16.9 (−21.2 to −12.5)*
5 years −6.5 (−12.5 to −0.5)* −1.8 (−5.5 to 1.9) −7.9 (−13.6 to −2.1)* −9.3 (−15.3 to −3.4)* −11.0 (−16.9 to −5.1)*
10 years −19.0 (−30.2 to −7.8)* −4.7 (−12.7 to 3.4) −11.5 (−22.4 to −0.7)* −18.2 (−29.3 to −7.1)* −24.8 (−36.0 to −13.6)*

Data are presented as the mean with 95% CIs between groups, unless otherwise stated. Mean differences are reported as patients treated non-surgically compared with patients treated with ACL reconstruction. Therefore, negative mean differences indicate superior outcomes for patients treated with ACL reconstruction.

*P<0.05.

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; ADL, activities of daily living; PASS, Patient Acceptable Symptom State; QoL, quality of life; Sport&Rec, function in sport and recreation.