Characteristics of patients receiving a GP diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome at baseline and at 1-year and 6-year follow-up
| Baseline n=74 | 1-Year follow-up n=65 | 6-Year follow-up n=45 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent symptoms n=37 | Recovered n=28 | Persistent symptoms n=18 | Recovered n=27 | ||
| Measures of severity | |||||
| Knee pain NRS 0–10, mean (SD) | 3.6 (2.3) | 3.7 (2.3) | 1.1 (1.8) | 2.7 (2.0) | 0.7 (1.7) |
| Lysholm score 0–100, mean (SD) | 73.7 (14.0) | 75.3 (15.4) | 91.4 (14.2) | 69.3 (12.5) | 77.8 (13.3) |
| WOMAC index 0–100, mean (SD) | 18.1 (15.4) | 16.2 (15.4) | 2.7 (4.9) | 18.7 (15.6) | 2.9 (7.3) |
| WOMAC pain 0–100, mean (SD) | 22.4 (16.9) | 18.3 (17.0) | 3.5 (7.1) | 23.5 (19.1) | 3.4 (10.3) |
| WOMAC stiffness 0–100, mean (SD) | 23.6 (22.3) | 17.6 (18.7) | 5.7 (12.8) | 27.9 (20.5) | 6.3 (11.4) |
| WOMAC function 0–100, mean (SD) | 18.4 (15.8) | 15.4 (16.1) | 2.1 (4.5) | 16.2 (15.6) | 2.4 (6.3) |
| Nature/type of knee symptoms compared with baseline | |||||
| Other symptoms, n (%) | – | – | – | 3 (17) | 4 (15) |
| Same symptoms, n (%) | – | – | – | 14 (78) | 2 (7) |
| Same and other symptoms, n (%) | – | – | – | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
GP, general practitioner; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.