Table 2.

Characteristics of the studies included

Authors (year)	No. of patients (M/F)	Mean age (Range)	Maturity	Surgical technique	Months of follow-up (SD/Range)
Memeo et al. (2012)	10 (8/2)	14,4 (range 13–16)	All Tanner 3	Patellar tendon autograft	24.9 (range: 15–44)
Shelbourne et al. (2004)	16 (11/5)	14.8 (range 13–15)	7 Tanner 3	Patellar tendon autograft	Subjective test: 67.2 ± 26.4 (range: not reported)
			9 Tanner 4		Clinical test: 40.8 ± 13.2 (range: not reported)
Fuchs et al. (2002)	10 (6/4)	13.2 (range: 9–15)	All wide open tibial and femoral physes	Patellar tendon allograft	40 (range: 26–60)
McCarroll et al. (1994)	60 (29/31)	14.2 (range 13–17)	All closing physes	Patellar tendon autograft	50.4 (range 24–84)