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Table 4 Secondary outcomes at baseline and follow-up~

From: Exercise-therapy and education for individuals one year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot randomised controlled trial

 

Lower-limb focussed intervention (n=15)

Trunk-focussed intervention (n=8)

Lower-limb vs trunk

Previously published MDC values

 

Baseline

Follow-up^

Change

Baseline

Follow-up^

Change

mean difference in change* (95%CI)

 

ACL-QoL

45±20

64±20

20±17

56±9

78±16

22±13

−2.5 (−18.2 to 13.2)

12 points (Lafave et al., 2017)

KOOS-QoL

39±20

62±23

23±25

52±14

67±19

16±12

7.1 (−12.3 to 26.4)

8 to 10 points (Roos & Lohmander, 2003)

KOOS-Symptoms

68±23

74±19

7±17

81±9

90±9

9±7

−2.0 (− 15.7 to 11.6)

8 to 10 points (Roos & Lohmander, 2003)

KOOS-Pain

77±15

86±12

9±14

90±7

92±8

2±7

6.7 (−4.0 to 17.9)

8 to 10 points (Roos & Lohmander, 2003)

KOOS-Sport

57±24

77±22

20±25

76±1

83±22

8±13

12.1 (−7.9 to 32.0)

8 to 10 points (Roos & Lohmander, 2003)

KOOS4

60±17

75±17

15±18

75±9

83±14

9±7

5.9 (−7.9 to 19.8)

8 to 10 points (Roos & Lohmander, 2003)

ACL-RSI

36±18

53±22

17±18

41±18

67±24

26±22

−9.2 (−27.2 to 8.7)

19 points (Kvist et al., 2013)

Single-hop

 ACLR (cm)

65±42

97±33

33±34

108±39

115±42

8±9

24.1 (−5.9 to 54.1)

14 cm (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

 Contralateral (cm)

93±30

106±32

14±18

116±25

120±34

4±15

9.6 (−8.9 to 28.2)

14 cm (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

 LSI (%)

59±38

88±11

29±37

90±21

94±12

4±10

15.5 (−27.7 to 58.7)

8% (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

Side-hop

 ACLR (reps)

8±8

16±12

9±9

20±13

29±19

9±8

−0.6 (−9.4 to 8.7)

11 reps (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

 Contralateral (reps)

9±9

17±12

8±10

23±16

31±21

9±15

−0.5 (−13.4 to 12.2)

11 reps (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

 LSI (%)a

71±42

82±29

11±28

73±13

94±14

21±18

−10.4 (− 43.1 to 22.2)

~ 10% (Kockum & Heijne, 2015; Reid et al., 2007)

One-leg rise

 ACLR (reps)

17±16

33±15

17±14

27±19

34±20

7±11

9.9 (−4.1 to 23.9)

Not available

 Contralateral (reps)

25±19

35±15

10±14

31±15

34±15

4±7

6.4 (−6.5 to 19.3)

Not available

 LSI (%)b

67±57

98±9

31±54

68±32

83±47

16±32

15.7 (−40 to 71.5)

Not available

  1. ACLR Anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed limb, ACL-RSI ACL Return to Sport Index, ACL-QoL Anterior Cruciate Ligament Quality of Life questionnaire, CI Confidence interval, KOOS Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, LSI Limb symmetry index, MDC Minimal detectable change, SD Standard deviation, QoL Quality of life
  2. * Positive value indicates between-group differences are in favour of the lower-limb focussed group
  3. ^n=3 participants did not complete functional performance follow-up (could not attend due to being overseas, or work commitments). An additional 2 participants did not complete the single-hop and side-hop tests as they were recovering from adverse events (n=1 hamstring strain and n=1 ankle sprain).
  4. a n=3 not included for LSI calculation at baseline (3 in lower-limb focussed), and n=3 not included at follow-up (2 in lower-limb focussed, 1 in trunk-focussed), as unable to perform a valid score on either limb
  5. b n=5 not included for LSI calculation at baseline (n=3 in lower-limb focussed group and n=2 in trunk-focussed group), and n=1 (in trunk-focussed group) not included at follow-up, as unable to perform a valid score on either limb
  6. ~Values are mean+/-SD unless otherwise indicated
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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