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Group I (N=44)
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Group II (N=53)
|
P value
|
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Loss of knee motion
| | |
0.025
|
Loss of extension (>5°)
|
4 patients (9%)
|
0 patients
|
Loss of flexion (>15°)
|
0 patients
|
0 patients
|
Mean Lysholm knee score (points)
|
98.1 (SD, 2.9)
|
97.5 (SD, 3.0)
|
0.3220
|
IKDC evaluation
| | |
0.4494
|
A (normal)
|
24 patients
|
34 patients
| |
B (nearly normal)
|
16 patients
|
17 patients
| |
C (nearly abnormal)
|
4 patients
|
2 patients
| |
D (abnormal)
|
0 patients
|
0 patients
| |
Mean isokinetic peak torquea
| | | |
Quadriceps muscle
|
87.4 % (SD, 11.8)
|
88.0 % (SD, 14.2)
|
0.8237
|
Hamstring muscle
|
95.8 % (SD, 15.3)
|
94.1 % (SD, 11.9)
|
0.5398
|
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aRatio of the treated knee to the uninjured knee, expressed as a percentage