Table 1 Demographic parameters and preoperative functional assessment

Gender

 Male

23

19

0.3^a

 Female

0

1

Age (years)

26.7 ± 5.9 (18–40)

26.5 ± 8.3 (16–50)

0.9^b

Time from injury to surgery (months)

8.5 ± 8.7 (2–36)

9.9 ± 15.2 (1–72)

0.7^b

Side involved

0.6^a

 Right

12 (52.1%)

11 (55%)

 Left

11 (47.9%)

09 (45%)

Medial meniscus

 Normal

15 (65.2%)

9 (45%)

0.2^a

 Tear

8 (34.7%)

11 (55%)

Lateral meniscus

 Normal

18 (78.2%)

15 (75%)

0.8^a

 Tear

5 (21.8%)

5 (25%)

Femoral tunnel length (mm)

39.2 ± 4.0 (33–45)

40.9 ± 3.2 (34–45)

0.1^b

Graft diameter(mm)

8.4 ± 0.6 (8–10)

8.3 ± 0.6 (7–9)

0.5^b

Quadrupled graft length (mm)

89.6 ± 8.2 (80–110)

93.5 ± 6.0 (80–100)

0.1^b

Graft length in femoral tunnel (mm)

24.3 ± 1.7 (20–25)

24.5 ± 1.5 (20–25)

0.6^b