Table 4 Delivery of the study intervention
Duration from injury to first treatment session (days) | 21 (15–27) |
Prior to the first treatment session | |
 Immobilisation (yes) | |
  Lateral buttress splint | 12 (80%) |
  Cricket pad splint | 2 (13.3%) |
  Hinged knee brace | 1 (6.7%) |
 Weight-bearing status | |
  Full | 15 (100%) |
 Walking aids | |
  None | 8 (53.3%) |
  Two elbow crutches | 7 (46.7%) |
 Exercises prescribed | |
  Knee range of movement exercise | 7 (46.7%) |
  Non-weight-bearing knee strengthening exercises | 4 (26.7%) |
  Gait practice, balance exercises | 2 (13.3%) |
  Weight-bearing knee strengthening, strengthening of uninjured joints | 1 (6.7%) |
Physiotherapy treatment | |
 Physiotherapy sessions (total) | 55 |
 Physiotherapy sessions (median) | 3 (3–5) |
 Physiotherapy duration (days) | 50 (37–79) |
 Number of participants prescribed exercise | |
  Knee flexibility | 13 (86.7%) |
  Trunk and leg control | 14 (93.3%) |
  Leg resistance | 15 (100%) |
  Running | 5 (33.3%) |
  Bespoke | 5 (33.3%) |
 Number of sessions where exercise prescribed | |
  Knee flexibility | 27 (49.1%) |
  Trunk and leg control | 45 (81.8%) |
  Leg resistance | 50 (90.9%) |
  Running | 11 (20%) |
  Bespoke | 12 (21.8%) |