Research Article

Manual Khalifa Therapy Improves Functional and Morphological Outcome of Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Demographic results (mean values + absolute numbers in brackets) of the study participants with comparable initial conditions (no significant differences).

VariableST group STK group

Men77
Women88
Age28.830.5
BMI23.424.2
Nonsmoker93% (14)80% (12)
Economically active (before injury)87% (13)80% (12)
Austrian citizenship100% (15)93% (14)
Alcohol intake: occasionally60% (9)60% (9)
Knee affected (right/left)7/810/5