Patient Reported Outcomes Following Knee Arthroscopy

Objective: To assess the patient reported outcomes following therapeutic knee arthroscopy for AnteriorCruciate Ligament tear among patients aged 18 years to 65 years undergoing first surgery on affected kneeusing the Lysholm knee score and visual Analog Scale for pain pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6weeks follow up.Material and Methods: A descriptive case series was conducted at Orthopedics department, Gulab DeviHospital, Lahore from November 2025 to January 2026. A non-probability consecutive sampling techniquewas employed. The sample comprised of 50 patients with knee pain due to isolated anterior cruciate ligamentinjury. After taking informed consent, data was collected on Lysholm knee score and Visual Analog Scaleforms pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 weeks of follow up. Statistical analysis was conducted usingthe SPSS version 26.Results: The mean age of patients included in the study was 28.6 ±6.4 years. Data of 50 patients who weresuffering from anterior cruciate ligament tear was collected. The mean Lysholm Knee score improved from64.8 pre-operatively to 94.2 and the visual analog scale for pain decreased from 4.98 to 0.18 at 6 weeks postoperatively.The p-value for Lysholm Knee score and Visual Analog Scale were both ≤ 0.001, showing asignificant improvement in knee function and pain levels perceived by the patient.Conclusion: Patients suffering from anterior cruciate ligament injury had improved outcomes of kneefunction and pain levels following therapeutic knee arthroscopy at 6 weeks follow up.Keywords: therapeutic knee arthroscopy, patient reported outcomes, Lysholm score and visual analog scaleHow to cite: Kazi AS, Bilal M, Saeed KM. Patient Reported Outcomes Following Knee Arthroscopy. Esculapio -JSIMS 2025;22(01):DOI: 10.51273/esculap.v22i01.1541