Table 1.
Patient characteristics and perioperative details for primary ACL reconstruction
| Patient | Gender | Age (years, months) | Status of physes* | Primary ACL graft† | Tunnel technique | Method of fixation‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femur | Tibia | ||||||
| 1 | Female | 15, 4 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 2 | Female | 17 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 3 | Male | 15, 7 | Open | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | B Ifsc + W |
| 4 | Male | 15, 8 | Open | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | St |
| 5 | Male | 14, 2 | Open | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | St |
| 6 | Male | 15, 3 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 7 | Female | 15, 4 | Closed | Tib post allo | Transphyseal | B Isfc | B Ifsc |
| 8 | Female | 15, 5 | Open | Tib ant allo | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 9 | Male | 15 | Closed | HS auto | Transphyseal | St | St |
| 10 | Female | 16 | Closed | HS auto | Transphyseal | B Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 11 | Male | 16 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 12 | Female | 13, 2 | Open | HS auto | Partial transphyseal | St | St |
| 13 | Male | 17, 11 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 14 | Female | 16, 2 | Closed | HS auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc + post |
| 15 | Female | 14 | Unknown | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | M Ifsc |
| 16 | Female | 13, 7 | Unknown | Achilles allo | Transphyseal | Eb | B Ifsc |
| 17 | Male | 17 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 18 | Female | 15. 8 | Closed | Achilles allo | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc + Eb |
| 19 | Female | 16 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 20 | Male | 16 | Closed | Achilles allo | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 21 | Female | 15, 7 | Closed | HS auto | Transphyseal | B Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 22 | Female | 14, 5 | Open | HS auto | Partial transphyseal | St | St |
| 23 | Male | 16 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 24 | Female | 15 | Closed | BTB auto | transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 25 | Male | 15 | Open | HS auto | Physeal-sparing | St | St |
| 26 | Female | 14, 9 | Unknown | Achilles allo | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc + St |
| 27 | Male | 17 | Closed | Achilles allo | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | B Ifsc |
| 28 | Female | 13, 4 | Open | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | St |
| 29 | Female | 14, 11 | Partial (femur) | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc + Eb |
| 30 | Female | 15, 9 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 31 | Female | 14, 8 | Partial (tibia) | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 32 | Male | 17, 9 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 33 | Female | 14, 8 | Partial (femur) | HS auto | Transphyseal | Eb | Post + W |
| 34 | Female | 14, 6 | Closed | BTB auto | Transphyseal | M Ifsc | M Ifsc |
| 35 | Male | 14, 8 | Open | HS auto | Physeal-sparing | St | St |
| 36 | Female | 12, 11 | Open | Achilles allo | Physeal-sparing | St | St |
* Open = both femur and tibial physes; closed = both femur and tibial physes; partial = tibia or femur shown in parentheses indicates this physis was open; †BTB auto = bone-patella tendon-bone autograft; HS auto = hamstring tendon autograft; Achilles allo = Achilles tendon allograft; tib post allo = tibialis posterior allograft; tib ant allo = tibialis anterior allograft; ‡M Ifsc = metal interference screw; Eb = endobutton; St = staple; B Ifsc = biointerference screw; W = washer