Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center between January 2007 and February 2013.
Demographics
- Patients: 224
- Average age: 26 (range 9-57)
- Gender: 55 percent females, 45 percent males
Knee Function
As measured by the 2000 IKDC. A score of 100 is optimal.
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 53.4 |
| One year post-surgery | 85.4 |
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 | 54.6 | 53.8 | 61.3 | 81.2 | 61.3 | 80.7 | 81.5 | 70.6 |
| Post-surgery | 93.3 | 93.1 | 90.3 | 87.3 | 71.9 | 93.9 | 94.8 | 80.7 |
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 reconstruction 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 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 16.8 | 75.2 |
