Table 3.
Summary of AF cases from included studies divided into subgroups
| Parameter | Total | Acute treatment | Chronic treatment [1, 19, 51, 68] | Mixed acute and chronic treatment [70, 80, 84] | Staged treatment [5, 62] | ACL/PCL repair [24, 25, 30, 46, 69, 75, 81] | ACL/PCL reconstruction | ROM week 1–3 allowed ≥ 90° | ROM week 1–3 allowed < 90°[5, 13, 25, 30, 35, 76, 84, 89] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of studies | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Total number of patients | 709 | 558 | 63 | 66 | 22 | 246 | 463 | 267 | 186 |
| AF in % (n) | 12.1 (86) | 12.7 (71) | 9.5 (6) | 7.6 (5) | 18.2 (4) | 14.2 (35) | 11.0 (51) | 11.6 (31) | 14.0 (26) |
Subgroups include timing of surgery (acute, chronic and staged), surgical technique (repair or reconstruction of cruciate ligaments) and early postoperative rehabilitation (ROM restriction greater or under 90° Flexion at week 0–2 postoperatively)