TABLE II.
Patient Demographics, Sports Participation, Injury Characteristics, and Graft Allocation
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age at surgery (n = 158)* (yr) | 29.55 ± 6.40 |
| Sex (n = 158)† | |
| Male | 138 (87.3) |
| Female | 20 (12.7) |
| Anthropometric measurements (n = 158)* | |
| Weight (kg) | 72.97 ± 7.06 |
| Height (cm) | 175.22 ± 5.99 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.75 ± 1.82 |
| Smoking history (n = 158)† | |
| Smoker | 27 (17.1) |
| Nonsmoker | 131 (82.9) |
| Type of sport (n = 158)† | |
| Basketball | 3 (1.9) |
| Cricket | 49 (31.0) |
| Football | 43 (27.2) |
| Kabaddi | 19 (12.0) |
| Powerlifting | 5 (3.2) |
| Runner | 14 (8.9) |
| Swimmer | 2 (1.3) |
| Nonathlete | 23 (14.6) |
| Type of athlete (n = 135)† | |
| Professional | 59 (43.7) |
| Recreational | 76 (56.2) |
| Side of injury (n = 158)† | |
| Right | 94 (59.5) |
| Left | 64 (40.5) |
| Duration from injury to surgery (n = 158)* (wk) | 17.37 ± 22.40 |
| Graft allocation (n = 158)† | |
| Quadrupled hamstring tendon (HT) | 73 (46.2) |
| Doubled peroneus longus tendon (PLT) | 85 (53.8) |
*
The values are given as the mean and standard deviation.
†
The values are given as the number, with the percentage in parentheses.