Table 1 Summary of study characteristics

Albuquerque et al.

Clinics (Sao Paulo)

2007

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

46.7 (27–67)

7:3

QBTG (10)

DB:10

QBTG (10)

Sbihi et al.

Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot

2004

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:8

NP

NP

SemiT and gracilis (8)

DB:8

SemiT and gracilis (8)

Ho et al.

Arthroscopy

2009

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:8

68.8 (51–83)

4:4

SemiT and gracilis (8)

DB:8

SemiT and gracilis (8)

Mae et al.

Arthroscopy

2001

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:7

75 (67–86)

NP

SemiT and gracilis (7)

DB:7

SemiT and gracilis (7)

Seon et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2010

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

NP (47–60)

6:4

SemiT and/or gracilis (10)

DB:10

SemiT and/or gracilis (10)

Yagi et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2002

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

NP (44–60)

NP

SemiT and/or gracilis (10)

DB:10

SemiT and/or racilis (10)

Yamamoto et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2004

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

48.6 (39–55)

NP

SemiT and/or gracilis (10)

DB:10

SemiT and/or gracilis (10)

Nohmi et al.

Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol.

2012

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:8

70.6 (18–93)

NP

SemiT and/or gracilis (8)

DB:8

SemiT and/or gracilis (8)

Kondo et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2010

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:8

62.1 (31–72)

NP

SemiT and gracilis (8)

DB:8

SemiT and gracilis (8)

Goldsmith et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2013

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:9

46.7 (46–58)

6:3

Bovine extensor tendon (9)

DB:9

Bovine extensor tendon (9)

Lord et al.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

2016

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:9

66 (57–78)

4:5

SemiT and gracilis (9)

DB:9

SemiT and gracilis (9)

Gadikota et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2009

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:8

NP (59–64)

NP

SemiT and gracilis (8)

DB:8

SemiT and gracilis (8)

Kim et al.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

2015

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

59.8 (49–69)

10:0

Quadriceps tendon (10)

DB:10

Quadriceps tendon (10)

Herbort et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2015

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

76.3 (63–86)

NP

Porcine flexor tendon (10)

DB:10

Porcine flexor tendon (10)

Musahl et al.

Am J Sports Med.

2011

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:10

62 (57–70)

NP

Gracilis (10)

DB:10

Gracilis (10)

Komzák et al.

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

2017

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB:20

27.5 (17–42)

23:17

SemiT and/or gracilis (20)

DB:20

SemiT and/or gracilis (20)

Suzuki et al.

Arthroscopy

2019

CLS

Level of evidence (II)

SB: 22

84 (72–92)

NP

SemiT (22)

DB: 22

SemiT(22)s