Table 1.
Study descriptions
| First Author | Country | Date of publication | Study design | No. patient (auto/allo) | Mean age (yr) (auto/allo) | Mean follow-up (mo) (auto/allo) | Autograft | Allograft | Sterilization method | Detsky (%) or NOS score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar [41] | USA | 2008 | PCS | 37/46 | 27/31 | 52/48 | HT | HT | Non-irradiated | 9* |
| Kleipool [39] | Netherlands | 1998 | PCS | 26/36 | 28/28 | 52/46 | BPTB | BPTB | Non-irradiated | 8* |
| Leal-Blanquet [43] | Spain | 2011 | PCS | 15/16 | 29/25 | 36/34 | BPTB | BPTB | NA | 9* |
| Lawhorn [46] | USA | 2012 | RCT | 54/48 | 32/33 | 24/24 | HT | Anterior tibialis | Non-irradiated | 71 %# |
| Noh [44] | Korea | 2011 | RCT | 33/32 | 23/22 | 28/32 | HT | Free tendon Achilles | NA | 71 %# |
| Peterson [40] | USA | 2001 | PCS | 30/30 | 25/28 | 65/63 | BPTB | BPTB | Non-irradiated | 8* |
| Sun [42] | China | 2009 | RCT | 76/80 | 32/33 | 67/67 | BPTB | BPTB | Non-irradiated | 71 %# |
| Sun [45] | China | 2011 | RCT | 91/95 | 30/31 | 91/95 | HT | HT | Non-irradiated | 71 %# |
| Victor [38] | Belgium | 1997 | PCS | 48/25 | 28/28 | 24/24 | BPTB | BPTB | Non-irradiated | 7* |
PCS Prospective cohort studies; RCT Randomized controlled trials; auto Autograft; allo Allograft; yr Years; mo Months; BPTB Bone-patellar tendon-bone; HT Hamstring; NA Not available; NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Scale
*Points of 9; # Percentage of total 21 scores