Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthroscopy. 2012 Nov 30;29(1):122–132. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.07.006

Table 1.

Physical Exam: Experimental Knees

Absorbable Nonabsorbable P Value*
Flexion (°)
 Preoperative 141.9 ± 5.9 142.9 ± 4.9
 Harvest 145.0 ± 5.0 140.0 ± 5.8
 Difference 3.6 ± 12.1 −2.9 ± 4.9 .218
Extension (°)
 Preoperative 34.4 ± 5.0 34.3 ± 9.3
 Harvest 32.9 ± 3.9 42.9 ± 7.6
 Difference 3−.1 ± 4.9 4.3 ± 9.3 .132
Thigh circumference (cm)
 Preoperative 23.5 ± 0.5 21.1 ± 1.1
 Harvest 27.9 ± 1.2 25.7 ± 0.8
 Difference 4.4 ± 1.3 4.6 ± 1.1 .828
*

For the comparison of difference over time across groups, without adjustment.