Summed importance percentages for outcome criteria after anterior cruciate ligament injury
| Operative management | Non-operative management | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 2 years | 1 year | 2 years | |
| Absence of giving way* | 96.6 | 96.4 | 96.2 | 96.5 |
| Return to sports* | 91.7 | 92.4 | 91.7 | 92.7 |
| Quadriceps strength symmetry* | 90.5 | 90.3 | 90.7 | 90.7 |
| Absence of joint effusion* | 84.1 | 84.1 | 85.0 | 85.0 |
| Hamstrings’ strength symmetry* | 83.7 | 83.1 | 85.7 | 85.6 |
| Patient-reported outcomes* | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.5 |
| Functional test | 75.4 | 75.6 | 73.3 | 73.5 |
| Negative pivot-shift | 77.8 | 77.9 | 66.4 | 66.4 |
| Laxity <3 mm | 72.9 | 72.5 | 67.2 | 67.1 |
| Absence of radiographic osteoarthritis | 36.5 | 37.4 | 40.3 | 41.3 |
*Measures for which the operational definition of consensus was reached (80%).