Table 1 Descriptive statistics with respect to return to sports and postoperative complaints
From: High return to sports rates after operative treatment of patella fractures
Time of return to sports | 7 ± 3.9 months |
Patients return to sports | 28 (90.3%) |
Recreational sports | 25 (80.6%) |
Competitive sports | 6 (19.4%) |
Professional sports | 0 |
Activity (1x/w) | 8 (28.6%) |
Activity (2-3x/w) | 11 (39.3%) |
Activity (> × 3/w) | 9 (32.1%) |
Even sports level prior to surgery | 15 (48.4%) |
Increased sports level | 1 (3.2%) |
Decreased sports level | 12 (38.7%) |
Satisfaction with postop sports level | 21 (67.7%) |
Pain using numeric rating scale | 3 ± 1.9 |
Medication (such as NSAID) | 1 (3.1%) |
Anterior knee pain | |
Never | 13 (46.4%) |
Occasionally | 12 (42.9%) |
Regular | 3 (10.7%) |
Pain during jump squat | |
Never | 8 (28.6%) |
Occasionally | 9 (32.1%) |
Regular basis | 11 (39.3%) |
Knee swelling | |
Never | 18 (64.3%) |
Occasionally | 9 (32.1%) |
Regular basis | 1 (3.6%) |