Table 3 Outcomes assessment—description of types of outcome and the data used for analysis

Patient-reported outcomes

ACL-RSI^a

12 item self-report scale (0–100 for each item)

0% (worst) to 100% (best) mean of summed total score

KOOS

The normalized score for subscales: pain, symptoms, sports and recreational activity, activities of daily life, and quality of life

0 (worst) to 100 (best)

PACES

18-item self-report scale (11 items reverse-scored)

18 (worst)–126 (best)

PSS

10-item self-report scale

0 (best) to 40 (worst); 0–13 = low, 14–26 = moderate, 27–40 = high stress

PEI

6-item self-report

0 (worst) to 12 (best)

ROS

1-item self-report scale

Satisfied (3 or 2), mostly satisfied (1), or dissatisfied (0, −1, −2, or −3)

RM

3-item self-report scale

0 (worst) to 10 (best); raw data presented

TAS

3-item self-report scale (pre-injury, current, future)

1 (low activity)–10 (very high activity)

Physical testing

SH^a

Number of completed hops

Change in the injured leg

Hop test battery

SLHD-3 repetitions or until improvement <10cm; distance hopped (cm)

Change in the injured leg, change in the uninjured leg, LSI

SH-number completed hops in 30 s

POEs

SLMS-5 repetitions; POEs assessed throughout the entire movement

Total POEs score

SD-5 repetitions; POEs assessed on loading leg throughout entire movement until both feet are on the floor

FL-3 repetitions; POEs assessed on the front leg from landing until maximum flexion of the knee

SLHD-POEs assessed from landing until the knee is extended

SH-7 repetitions; POEs assessed during landing in 3 medial and 3 lateral jumps

Self-report questionnaire

Number and duration of training sessions

Physical therapist report

Number of sessions attended

Self-report questionnaire

Number and type of adverse events, if any

Phenomenological interview

Coded interview data