| |
Group I
|
Group II
|
p-Value
|
|---|
|
Gender
| | | |
|
Male
|
23
|
19
|
0.3a
|
|
Female
|
0
|
1
| |
|
Age (years)
|
26.7 ± 5.9 (18–40)
|
26.5 ± 8.3 (16–50)
|
0.9b
|
|
Time from injury to surgery (months)
|
8.5 ± 8.7 (2–36)
|
9.9 ± 15.2 (1–72)
|
0.7b
|
|
Side involved
| | |
0.6a
|
|
Right
|
12 (52.1%)
|
11 (55%)
| |
|
Left
|
11 (47.9%)
|
09 (45%)
| |
|
Medial meniscus
| | | |
|
Normal
|
15 (65.2%)
|
9 (45%)
|
0.2a
|
|
Tear
|
8 (34.7%)
|
11 (55%)
| |
|
Lateral meniscus
| | | |
|
Normal
|
18 (78.2%)
|
15 (75%)
|
0.8a
|
|
Tear
|
5 (21.8%)
|
5 (25%)
| |
|
Femoral tunnel length (mm)
|
39.2 ± 4.0 (33–45)
|
40.9 ± 3.2 (34–45)
|
0.1b
|
|
Graft diameter(mm)
|
8.4 ± 0.6 (8–10)
|
8.3 ± 0.6 (7–9)
|
0.5b
|
|
Quadrupled graft length (mm)
|
89.6 ± 8.2 (80–110)
|
93.5 ± 6.0 (80–100)
|
0.1b
|
|
Graft length in femoral tunnel (mm)
|
24.3 ± 1.7 (20–25)
|
24.5 ± 1.5 (20–25)
|
0.6b
|
- Group I = adjustable-loop device, Group II = fixed-loop device; values expressed as mean with standard deviation in parentheses, range and percentages in brackets
- aFisher’s exact test, bunpaired Student’s t test
