Effects of different initial bundle tensioning strategies on the outcome of double-bundle ACL reconstruction: a cohort study

Table 4 Summary of the data of each three group according to the IKDC category

Group		I	II	III
Patient number		59	53	39
Knee extension deficit	A b)	42	49	35
	B	17	1	4
	C	0	1	0
	D	0	2	0
Knee flexion deficit	A	58	49	39
	B	1	2	0
	C	0	0	0
	D	0	2	0
KT measurements	A a)	38	32	32
	B	18	21	7
	C	3	0	0
	D	0	2	0
Knee extension strength	A	34	34	27
	B	15	11	11
	C	8	5	0
	D	1	0	0
Not recorded		1	3	1
Subjective recovery score	A b)	28	36	25
	B	13	11	8
	C	16	5	6
	D	0	0	0
Not recorded		2	1	0
Sports performance recovery score	A b)	23	33	21
	B	19	9	12
	C	10	5	5
	D	0	0	0
Not recorded		7	6	1

a): Kruskal-Wallis test indicated a trend being statistically significantly different among the three groups.
b): Kruskal-Wallis test indicated a statistically significant difference among the three groups.