Table 3.
Numerical Descriptive Statistics for Original Versus Edited PEMs Included in the Present Study
| Patient Education Material: Article Title | Number of Words (Total) |
Words per Sentence |
Mean Characters per Word |
Mean Syllables per Word |
% of 3+ Syllable Words |
No. of 3+ Syllable Words |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Edited | Original | Edited | Original | Edited | Original | Edited | Original | Edited | Original | Edited | |
| Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain | 1,469 | 1,408 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 17% | 13% | 244 | 176 |
| Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries | 1,333 | 1,247 | 15 | 10 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 21% | 14% | 277 | 178 |
| Collateral Ligament Injuries | 1,048 | 926 | 14 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 16% | 11% | 172 | 106 |
| Combined Knee Ligament Injuries | 752 | 641 | 14 | 8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 21% | 14% | 156 | 91 |
| Common Knee Injuries | 1,316 | 641 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 19% | 14% | 252 | 91 |
| Meniscus Tears | 1,239 | 1,099 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 18% | 12% | 226 | 137 |
| Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain) | 626 | 590 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 15% | 9% | 93 | 52 |
| Patellar Dislocation and Instability in Children (Unstable Kneecap) | 996 | 1,032 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 18% | 13% | 175 | 135 |
| Patellar Tendon Tear | 1,890 | 1,819 | 15 | 12 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 15% | 11% | 287 | 199 |
| Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome | 1,844 | 1,769 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 16% | 11% | 298 | 191 |
| Pes Anserine (Knee Tendon) Bursitis | 439 | 446 | 18 | 13 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 21% | 14% | 91 | 63 |
| Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries | 1,195 | 1,131 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | 22% | 15% | 263 | 172 |
| Shin Splints | 1,165 | 1,040 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 16% | 15% | 191 | 153 |
| Unstable Kneecap | 473 | 457 | 18 | 12 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 11% | 9% | 54 | 42 |
| ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery? | 3,143 | 3,145 | 22 | 15 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22% | 17% | 678 | 548 |
| Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide | 1,106 | 1,074 | 11 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 10% | 8% | 114 | 83 |
| Knee Arthroscopy | 1,708 | 1,402 | 17 | 13 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 19% | 15% | 317 | 214 |
| Meniscal Transplant Surgery | 1,175 | 1,037 | 15 | 13 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 19% | 9% | 226 | 92 |
| Discoid Meniscus | 1,266 | 1,165 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 17% | 11% | 221 | 132 |
| Arthritis of the Knee | 2,340 | 1,920 | 16 | 11 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 19% | 9% | 451 | 176 |
| Osteonecrosis of the Knee | 1,774 | 1,543 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 17% | 7% | 300 | 104 |
| Patellofemoral Arthritis | 1,440 | 1,208 | 13 | 11 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 17% | 7% | 242 | 90 |
| Mean values | 1,351.7 | 1,215.5 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 17.5% | 11.7% | 242.2 | 146.6 |
| Standard deviation | 600.3 | 584.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3% | 3% | 129.1 | 100.2 |
PEMs, patient education materials.