Patient-Reported Outcomes After Multiligament Knee Injury

Methods: At a single institution, 68 patients were identified over a 10-year period as having MCL intervention in the setting of MLKI. Of these patients, 34 (50%) were successfully contacted via telephone to collect Lysholm and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores. A retrospective chart review of these subjects was also conducted to identify patient and surgical factors affecting PROs. Results: At a mean 6-year follow-up (range, 2-11 years), the mean Lysholm score was 77.4 ± 23.1 and mean IKDC score was 72.6 ± 23.6. Univariate analyses identified time to surgery (P 1⁄4 .005) and MCL reconstruction (P 1⁄4 .001) as risk factors for Lysholm score 75. Univariate analyses identified patient age (P 1⁄4 .049), time to surgery (P 1⁄4 .018), and MCL reconstruction (P 1⁄4 .004) as risk factors for IKDC score 75. On subsequent multivariate analysis, MCL reconstruction was found to be a predictor of Lysholm or IKDC score of 75.