Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction with Other Procedures

The data below is a summary of patients who underwent surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with other procedures at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center between January 2007 and February 2013.

Demographics

Patients: 29
Average age: 35 (range 15-56)
Gender: 31 percent females, 69 percent males

Knee Function

As measured by the 2000 IKDC. A score of 100 is optimal.


	Score
Pre-surgery	52.3
One year post-surgery	83.9

Health-related Quality of Life

As measured by SF-12 v 2.0 subscales. A score of 100 is optimal.


	PF	RP	BP	GH	VT	SF	RE	MH
Pre-surgery	52.8	53.8	62.3	81.1	61.2	80.6	80.2	69.9
Post-surgery	93.8	94.8	93.8	83.5	61.5	94.8	94.8	73.4

Key:

PF (Physical Function): The extent you are limited or able to perform daily living activities.
RP (Role Physical): The extent you are limited when performing work or daily living activities.
BP (Bodily Pain): The limitations placed upon you by pain you are experiencing.
GH (General Health): An overall measure of your personal health
VT (Vitality): The amount of energy you have during your daily activities.
SF (Social Function): The level of interference with social activities you experience due to physical or emotional problems.
RE (Role Emotional): Problems you experience with work or daily activities as a result of emotional problems.
MH (Mental Health): The extent to which nervousness or happiness affect you all of the time.

Patient Response

UW Health Sports Medicine asked patients who underwent ACL repair with other procedures the following question: How has the function of your knee changed since your knee surgery?

Here are their responses.


	Much Worse	Moderately Worse	Slightly Worse	Slightly Better	Moderately Better	Much Better
Percentage	5	0	5.6	0	11	76.4

Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data