Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Function After Meniscus Repair
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent surgery for meniscus repair 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: 176
- Average age: 47 (range 14-81)
- Sex: 42 percent females, 58 percent males
