Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteochondritis Dessicans
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent arthroscopic surgery for osteochondritis dessicans (OCD) at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center from January 2007 to March 2012.
Demographics
- Patients: 30
- Average age: 24 (range 11-53)
- Sex: 34 percent females, 66 percent males
Knee Function
As measured by the 2000 IKDC. A score of 100 is optimal.
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 49.9 |
| One year post-surgery | 77.6 |
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 | 56.2 | 55.6 | 61.5 | 86.2 | 55.8 | 76.5 | 82.1 | 71.3 |
| Post-surgery | 88.3 | 89.2 | 80.8 | 85.4 | 59.9 | 90.3 | 93.6 | 76.2 |
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.










