A comparison between physical therapy clinics with high and low rehabilitation volumes of patients with ACL reconstruction

Table 4 Subscales of the KOOS for high- and low-volume clinics, first 12 months after ACL-reconstruction

PROs	Group	2 months	4 months	8 months	12 months
KOOS-pain	HV	77.1 ± 14.2	81.1 ± 13.0	85.4 ± 12.6	87.3 ± 12.8
KOOS-pain	LV	75.1 ± 14.1	80.0 ± 13.2	84.8 ± 12.0	87.9 ± 10.6
KOOS-symptom	HV	63.8 ± 17.3	71.5 ± 16.3	76.9 ± 16.3	79.5 ± 16.1
KOOS-symptom	LV	63.3 ± 17.3	70.0 ± 17.3	75.9 ± 16.1	79.3 ± 15.2
KOOS-sports	HV	31.3 ± 22.1*	47.7 ± 22.6	64.8 ± 21.9	71.7 ± 23.1
KOOS-sports	LV	27.2 ± 19.9*	46.9 ± 21.8	63.9 ± 21.4	71.9 ± 21.4
KOOS-quality	HV	38.4 ± 16.2	45.2 ± 17.4	54.0 ± 18.9	60.7 ± 19.8
KOOS-quality	LV	36.7 ± 15.6	43.7 ± 15.1	53.0 ± 18.3	60.4 ± 18.9

ACL anterior cruciate ligament, HV high volume, KOOS Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score, LV low volume, PROs Patient reported outcomes
*Significant (p < 0.05) difference between high- and low-volume clinics. All results are presented as mean ± SD

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