Demographic and surgical characteristics in patients who do not achieve minimal important change in the KOOS Sport/Rec and QoL after ACL reconstruction: a comparative study from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to compare demographic and surgical characteristics between patients who do and do not achieve minimal important change (MIC) in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Sports and Recreation (Sport/Rec) and Quality of Life (QoL) subscales 1 year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Design

Comparative cross-sectional.

Setting

The MIC for the KOOS Sport/Rec subscale was ≥12.1 and ≥18.3 for the KOOS QoL subscale from before surgery to 1-year follow-up using data from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.

Participants

In total 16 131 patients were included: 11 172 (69%) with no MIC for the Sport/Rec scale, and 10 641 (66%) for the QoL.

Results

Patients with no MIC for Sport/Rec and QoL had a high

SUBMITTER: Simonsson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature