Table 2.
Medial Row Fixation | Suture Type | |||||
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Outcome | Knotted Medial Row N = 192 | Knotless Medial Row N = 151 | P-Value | Suture N = 47 | Suture Tape N = 296 | P-Value |
Follow Up Time – Avg. Years | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 0.055 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 0.176 |
Re-tear – n (%) | 9 (4.7) | 17 (11.3) | 0.022 | 7 (14.9) | 19 (6.4) | 0.067* |
Medial Row Failure – n (% of total re-tears) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (11.8) | 0.302* | 2 (28.6) | 3 (15.8) | 0.588* |
Time to Re-tear – Avg. Days | 229 ± 170 | 335 ± 358 | 0.041 | 223 ± 194 | 326 ± 339 | 0.046 |
P-Values <0.05 in bold.