Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Function After Loose Body (Tissue) Removal
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent surgery for loose body (tissue) removal at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center in 2007 and 2008.
Scores are taken from the SF-12 v2 Health Survey, a one-page questionnaire given to patients to measure health outcomes. The SF-12 v2.0 measures two summary measures and eight specific domains of health. Knee function, a summary measure, is portrayed below.
A higher score indicates better health, while a lower score indicates poorer health.
Biographical Data
- Patients: 16
- Average age: 36.3 (range 15-68)
- Sex: 27 percent females, 73 percent males


