Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants
| Variable | Subgroup | Frequency (n = 497) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 494 | 99.4 |
| Female | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Laterality | Right | 290 | 58.4 |
| Left | 207 | 41.6 | |
| Mechanism | Sport | 236 | 93.3 |
| Nonsport | 17 | 6.7 | |
| Associated injuries | Yes | 244 | 49.1 |
| No | 253 | 50.9 | |
| Graft size | Two strands | 1 | 0.2 |
| Three strands | 10 | 2.0 | |
| Four strands | 34 | 6.8 | |
| Five strands | 382 | 76.9 | |
| Six strands | 69 | 13.9 | |
| Seven strands | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Staple | Yes | 167 | 33.6 |
| No | 330 | 66.4 | |
| Complications | Yes | 125 | 25.2 |
| No | 372 | 74.8 | |
| Failure | Yes | 17 | 3.4 |
| No | 480 | 96.5 |
| Mean | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 30.41 | 7.15 | 15-55 |
| BMI | 28.31 | 17.93 | 18-45.89 |
| Operative time, h | 1.19 | 0.33 | 1-2.5 |
| Follow-up, mo | 23.25 | 13.287 | 12-72 |
| Injury to surgery time, mo | 23.18 | 33.59 | 0.25-180 |
| Graft size, mm | 8.86 | 0.80 | 7-10.5 |
| Time to failure from surgery, mo | 25.28 | 18.09 | 8-84 |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.