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Table 3 Tegner activity score, Lysholm knee score, and side-to-side difference in anterior laxity by the KT-2000 arthrometer in patients with both Lachman test and pivot-shift test ≤ grade 1

From: Is it worth to perform initial non-operative treatment for patients with acute ACL injury?: a prospective cohort prognostic study

At 1-year follow-up

P0L0

(n = 53, 100%)

P0L1

(n = 6, 100%)

P1L0

(n = 17, 100%)

P1L1

(n = 1, 100%)

Total

(n = 77, 100%)

Changes of the Tegner activity score

 Improved

0

0

0

0

0

 Maintained

27 (51%)

5 (83%)

7 (42%)

0

39 (51%)

 Decreased (−  1 level)

17 (32%)

1 (17%)

5 (29%)

1 (100%)

23 (30%)

 Decreased (−  2 level)

8 (15%)

0

5 (29%)

0

14 (18%)

 Decreased (− 3 level)

1 (2%)

0

0

0

1 (1%)

Tegner activity score

 Pre-injury

6.7 (range, 4–8)

7.3 (range, 7–8)

7.3 (range, 5–9)

8.0

6.9 (range, 4–9)

 Last follow-up

6.0 (range, 4–8)

7.2 (range, 7–8)

6.4 (range, 5–8)

7.0

6.2 (range, 4–8)

Lysholm knee score

91.2 (range, 72–100)

91.2 (range, 85–100)

91.4 (range, 68–100)

85

91.2 (range, 68–100)

Side-to-side difference (mm)

2.2 (range, 0–4.5)

2.8 (range, 1–4.5)

3.2 (range, 1.5–4.5)

4.5

2.5 (range, 0–4.5)

  1. L* Lachman test grade *, P* pivot-shift test grade * (i.e., P0L0 = pivot-shift test grade 0 and Lachman test grade 0)