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The use of the Tegner Activity Scale for articular cartilage repair of the knee: a systematic review.

Hambly, Karen (2010) The use of the Tegner Activity Scale for articular cartilage repair of the knee: a systematic review. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 19 (4). pp. 604-614. ISSN 1433-7347. (doi:10.1007/s00167-010-1301-3) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:26262)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-010-1301-3

Abstract

PURPOSE: The Tegner Activity Scale (TAS) was developed in 1984 and has been widely used in studies on knee populations. The primary objective of this study was to undertake a systematic review on the use of the TAS for articular cartilage repair (ACR) of the knee. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus™, NHS Evidence, ISI Web of Knowledge, AMED, BNI, PEDro and The Cochrane Collaboration of Systematic Reviews) and reference lists from extracted articles. Studies were selected that were published between 1984 and 2009 in which the TAS was reported for patients who had undergone ACR of the knee. RESULTS: The search strategy identified 442 citations of which 34 articles met the inclusion criteria. There was a large degree of study heterogeneity especially regarding data reporting a wide variation in the number of participants (range 5-137), participant age (range 12-76 years), follow-up time (range 3-120 months) and male-to-female participant ratio. Where pre- to postoperative TAS change was analysed, 88% of studies demonstrated a significant improvement in postoperative TAS scores. CONCLUSIONS: In general, TAS data were inconsistently reported and methodological detail was often lacking. Caution is advised in the interpretation of TAS scores following ACR of the knee where there are large ranges in postoperative follow-up times, mixed gender cohorts and wide ranges in participant ages. TAS data should be presented and analysed fully and ideally in a standardised fashion to facilitate the comparison of outcomes between studies.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s00167-010-1301-3
Subjects: R Medicine > RD Surgery
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: Karen Hambly
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2011 19:06 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26262 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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