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Table 1 Demographic and outcome data (numbers and valid percentages)

From: Treatment decision-making process after an anterior cruciate ligament injury: patients’, orthopaedic surgeons’ and physiotherapists’ perspectives

 

Total cohort (n = 101)

Non-surgically treated ACL injury n = 29

ACLR treatment n = 72

Sex; Men (%)/Women (%)

45 (45%)/56 (55%)

17 (59%)/12 (41%)

28 (39%)/44 (61%)

Age at injury (years); mean (SD)

24 (6)

29 (7)

24 (6)

Time from injury to treatment decision (days); mean (SD)

135 (61)

143 (60)

132 (63)

Tegner Activity Score Scale before injury; median (IQR)

7 (7)

4 (7)

8 (7)

IKCD-SKF score 12 months after injury or ACL reconstruction; mean (SD)

 

78 (15) n = 23

77 (17) n = 50

Did the treatment decision match the patients’ preferences?a

Yes, n = 85 (94%)

Yes, n = 16 (89%)

Yes, n = 69 (96%)

Yes/No (%)b

No, n = 5 (6%)

No, n = 2 (11%)

No, n = 3 (4%)

 

n = 90

n = 18

n = 72

Would the patient choose the same treatment again?c

 

Yes, n = 18 (82%)

Yes, n = 39 (84%)

Yes/No (%)b

 

No, n = 4 (18%)

No, n = 7 (15%)

  

n = 22

n = 46

  1. a reported at the time when treatment decision was made
  2. b percentage of valid yes/no responses
  3. c asked at 12 months after injury or ACLR