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Table 4 Comparison of clinical outcomes between groups

From: Changes in hamstring strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with tibialis allograft

 

ACLR group

PCLR group

P value

Anterior drawer test (grade 0/1/2/3)

 Preoperative

0/15/22/3

N/A

 

 Postoperative

27/13/1/0

N/A

 

Pivot-shift test (grade 0/1/2/3)

 Preoperative

1/20/16/3

N/A

 

 Postoperative

34/6/0/0

N/A

 

Posterior drawer test (grade 0/1/2/3)

 Preoperative

N/A

0/8/11/1

 

 Postoperative

N/A

5/11/4/0

 

Range of motion (°)

 Flexion contracture

2.4 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 1.8

0.472*

 Maximal flexion

138.4 ± 8.1

137.2 ± 8.1

0.378*

Side-to-side difference of anterior and posterior tibial translation (mm)

 Preoperative

7.4 ± 2.7

12.8 ± 3.7

0.027*

 Postoperative

2.1 ± 1.7

4.1 ± 2.6

0.045*

Lysholm score

 Preoperative

58.3 ± 22.4

50.3 ± 16.4

0.162*

 Postoperative

86.6 ± 14.4

86.8 ± 8.3

0.971*

IKDC subjective score

 Preoperative

55.4 ± 15.9

44.8 ± 13.4

0.013*

 Postoperative

88.1 ± 12.9

86.1 ± 9.7

0.548*

IKDC objective score

 Preoperative (A/B/C/D)

0/0/22/18

0/0/4/16

0.013**

 Postoperative (A/B/C/D)

27/12/1/0

9/9/2/0

0.104**

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. The statistical significance was set at P < 0.05
  3. ACLR anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, N/A not applicable, PCLR posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
  4. *Derived with Student’s t test
  5. **Derived by linear-by-linear association